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| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Île à hélice |
| Translator | William John Gordon |
| Illustrator | Léon Benett |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #41 |
| Genre | Adventure novel, Science fiction[1] |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1895 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1896 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Captain Antifer |
| Followed by | Facing the Flag |
Propeller Island (French: L'Île à hélice) (also published as The Floating Island, or The Pearl of the Pacific, and as The Self-Propelled Island) is a science fiction novel by French author Jules Verne (1828–1905). It was first published in 1895 as part of the Voyages Extraordinaires. It relates the adventures of a French string quartet in Milliard City, a city on a massive ship in the Pacific Ocean, inhabited entirely by millionaires.
- ^ Canavan, Gerry (2018). The Cambridge History of Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-31-669437-4