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▲'''''The Mysterious Island''''' (or ''L'Île Mystérieuse'', if you want to use the original French title) is a novel by [[Jules Verne]]. Originally published in 1874, the book is essentially a castaway story. During the American Civil War, 5 Union Soldiers and their dog companion escape a Confederate prison in a <s> hot air</s> balloon. Unfortunately, a storm blows them off course and they end up on a deserted island, which they are forced to make their new home. This being a Verne story, our heroes are far too industrious to merely ''survive''. Over the course of the book, they tame the island and reconstruct the civilization they left behind. They become quite content in their new home, but never enough to abandon their ultimate quest to re-establish contact with the rest of the world.
If this sounds familiar, it's because it's based on Alexander Selkirk, whose life-story had already served as the basis for ''[[Robinson Crusoe]]'' and ''[[The Swiss Family Robinson]]''. Possibly as a way to distinguish itself from the other two books, Verne's yarn adds a mystery sub-plot. Someone or something is watching over the castaways; apparently aiding them at times, but whether their ultimate objective in doing so is for good or ill remains unclear for much of the book.
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