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| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Île mystérieuse |
| Translator | Agnes Kinloch Kingston and W. H. G. Kingston (1875) Stephen W. White (1876) I. O. Evans (1959) Lowell Bair (1970) Sidney Kravitz (2001) Jordan Stump (2001) |
| Illustrator | Jules Férat |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #12 Captain Nemo #2 |
| Genre | Adventure novel, Science fiction[1] |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | August 1874– September 1875 (serial) November 1875 (book) |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1875 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Followed by | The Survivors of the Chancellor |
| Text | The Mysterious Island at Wikisource |
The Mysterious Island (French: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, serialised from August 1874 to September 1875 and then published in book form in November 1875. The first edition, published by Hetzel, contains illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and In Search of the Castaways (1867–68), though its themes are vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled Shipwrecked Family: Marooned with Uncle Robinson, indicating the influence of the novels Robinson Crusoe[2] and The Swiss Family Robinson.[3] Verne developed a similar theme in his novel, Godfrey Morgan (French: L'École des Robinsons, 1882).[4]
The chronology of The Mysterious Island is incompatible with that of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, which begins in 1866, while The Mysterious Island begins during the American Civil War, yet is supposed to happen 16 years after Twenty Thousand Leagues.
- ^ Canavan, Gerry (2018). The Cambridge History of Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-31-669437-4
- ^ Krystek, Lee (2002). "Jules Verne: An Author Before His Time?". The UnMuseum. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Books in Review: New Editions of "Classic" SF". Science Fiction Studies. 29 (2). DePauw University. July 2002.
- ^ Nash, Andrew (27 November 2001). "École des Robinsons (L') – 1882". JulesVerne.ca. Retrieved 13 August 2009.