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Verne is often referred to as the father of science fiction as he wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before. The mysterious island by jules verne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sep 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The novel has been seen as the sequel to two other famous novels written by the same author. Begining in the american civil war, as famine and death ravage the city of richmond, virginia, five northern pows decide to escape in a rather unusual way by hijacking a balloon. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and. It was filmed in thailand and directed by russell mulcahy.
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