The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
July 15, 2009
Plot summary (with spoilers): The novel opens towards the end of the American Civil War in 1865, and focuses on five Northern men who have been captured as prisoners-of-war in Richmond, VA. Certain that they will either starve to death or be executed, the five prisoners — Cyrus Harding, an engineer; Pencroff, a sailor; [...]
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