The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne

The Mysterious IslandJules Verne · 1874Five castaways on Lincoln Island (translated by W. H. G. Kingston, 1875). Read The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne page by page and explore its network of…“Are we rising again?” “No. On the contrary.” “Are we descending?” “Worse than that, captain! we are falling!” “For Heaven’s sake heave out the ballast!” “There! the last sack is empty!” “Does the balloon rise?” “No!” “I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us!” “Overboard with every weight! ... everything!”All books in the ECCE gallery