Five people suffer an accident on a hot-air balloon. They are lucky: the fall happens almost at ground level. But instead of rescue, they find themselves on an uninhabited island—meaning that incredible events, dangers, and hard trials await them. Does it sound like “Robinson Crusoe”? Only Robinson had things that survived the shipwreck, while the heroes of “The Mysterious Island” have just knowledge, ingenuity, and courage.
“The Mysterious Island” is one of Jules Verne’s best-known novels of thrilling and perilous adventures featuring brave northerners who escaped captivity in a hot-air balloon and, by the will of fate, ended up on a deserted island.