Project Gutenberg 2007-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 198 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Kingston, William Henry Giles 1814 1880 Kingston, W. H. G. Kingston, W.H.G. The Secret of the Island Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Secret of the Island" by Jules Verne, translated by W.H.G. Kingston, is a novel written in the late 19th century. It serves as a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and follows a group of British adventurers who find themselves stranded on an island in the Pacific after a ballooning expedition goes awry. The protagonists face threats from pirates and escaped convicts, all while uncovering the mysterious presence of the enigmatic Captain Nemo, who watches over them. The opening of the novel sets the scene over two and a half years after the castaways' arrival on Lincoln Island. As they have adapted to their isolated life, the sudden appearance of a vessel raises hopes and fears among the colonists. Led by Cyrus Harding, they debate the ship's intentions, with one character, Ayrton, recalling connections to a ship called the Duncan. Tensions escalate when they discover that the ship is not friendly; a black flag indicates it is a pirate vessel, heightening the urgency of their situation. The colonists must decide how to react to this new threat while defending their newfound home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Castaways -- Fiction Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 421675 421617 2024-10-09T10:38:14.735757 2023-09-09T12:01:14.268719 text/html text/html 427121 2007-05-16T08:18:48 text/html 4285869 2007-05-16T08:18:52 text/html application/zip 4503147 2024-10-09T10:38:23.798789 application/epub+zip 4507081 2024-10-09T10:38:17.461760 application/epub+zip 219746 2024-10-09T10:38:15.815771 application/epub+zip 4691840 2024-10-09T10:38:28.255692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4680239 2024-10-09T10:38:22.510767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358349 2022-09-10T07:40:28.054659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400370 400345 2024-10-09T10:38:13.741775 2023-09-09T12:01:13.500717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400382 2007-05-16T08:18:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144767 2007-05-16T08:18:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21674 2024-10-09T10:38:28.392737 application/rdf+xml 12535 2024-10-09T10:38:16.412756 image/jpeg 3647 2024-10-09T10:38:16.101764 image/jpeg 4362751 2024-10-09T10:38:14.906764 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia