Sách Ngoại Văn - The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)

Giới thiệu Sách Ngoại Văn - The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)

Công ty phát hành Tân Việt
Tác giả Jules Verne
NXB NXB Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Năm XB 2010

Kích Thước 12.5 x 18.5 cm
Số trang 528
Hình thức Bìa Mềm
Ngôn Ngữ Tiếng Anh
MÔ TẢ SẢN PHẨM :
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...