Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Vernes masterpiece. It is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the islands secret. After escaping Richmond Virginia at the end of the Civil War by balloon five men and a dog are carried away to a to a mysterious island where they are helped by an unseen benefactor and strive to uncover the island's secrets.
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