
WONDERREIZEN. - JULES VERNE - HET GEHEIMZINNIGE EILAND. - DE LUCHTSCHIPBREUKELINGEN. - NAAR DE 20STE FRANSCHE UITGAVE DOOR GERARD KELLER.
AMSTERDAM UITGEVERS-MAATSCHAPPY “ELSEVIER” 1914.
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A ferocious 1865 cyclone sweeps across the Pacific, snatching a lone balloon and its five intrepid passengers from the sky and casting them into a tumultuous sea. As the crew battles wind, rain and the crushing urge to discard every ounce of weight, they find themselves suspended above a dark, endless horizon with no land in sight. Their desperate descent ends in a crash landing on a remote, mist‑shrouded island that seems to have emerged from nowhere.
On this strange shore the survivors confront bewildering geography, eerie sounds and clues that hint at a hidden past. They must ration scarce supplies, mend a battered aerostat and decipher cryptic signs while the storm’s memory still haunts them. The story weaves suspense with vivid Victorian‑era science‑fiction, inviting listeners to share the uneasy wonder of a world where nature’s fury meets the mystery of an uncharted realm.
Full title
Het Geheimzinnige Eiland De Luchtschipbreukelingen De Luchtschipbreukelingen
Language
nl
Duration
~7 hours (442K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/
Release date
2007-01-11
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1905
A restless imagination and a taste for adventure helped shape some of the most enduring stories in science fiction. Best known for journeys by submarine, balloon, cannon, and around the globe, this French writer turned wonder and technical curiosity into classic page-turners.
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