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1 online resource (1 audio file (22hr., 31 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Extraordinary Voyages ; bk. 12 |
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Verne, Jules.
Extraordinary Voyages. Spoken word ; bk. 12
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Gene Engene. |
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Gene Engene, narrator. |
| Summary |
With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his extraordinary voyages was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island s bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret... |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Castaways -- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction.
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Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Engene, Gene, narrator.
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Translation of (work): Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.
Ile mystérieuse.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781614535744 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1614535744 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11612169 |
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