{"product_id":"the-mysterious-island-verne","title":"The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy Jules Verne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mysterious Island is a classic adventure novel by Jules Verne  first published in 1874. It follows a group of five men and a dog who escape from captivity during the American Civil War by hijacking a hot-air balloon. They are carried by the wind and eventually crash-land on a remote  uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. The novel is notable for its themes of survival  ingenuity  and mystery  as well as for being a loose sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The story begins with five Union prisoners-engineer Cyrus Smith  journalist Gideon Spilett  sailor Pencroff  his adopted son Harbert  and former slave Nab-escaping from a Confederate prison in Richmond  Virginia. They are swept far off course by a storm while in the hot-air balloon and land on an unknown island  which they later name Lincoln Island. The group  led by the resourceful Cyrus Smith  sets out to explore the island and ensure their survival. Using Smith's knowledge of science and engineering  they manage to build a new life on the island  constructing shelters  manufacturing tools  and even developing a basic form of agriculture. They display remarkable ingenuity in taming their environment and overcoming various challenges. As they settle into their new life  strange and unexplained events begin to occur. For instance  Cyrus is rescued from a near-drowning under mysterious circumstances  and the castaways find items  such as a message in a bottle and advanced tools  which seem to have come from an unknown benefactor. The group faces danger when a pirate ship arrives on the island. However  just when defeat seems certain  the pirate ship is destroyed in an unexplained explosion. Eventually  they discover that these interventions are the work of Captain Nemo  the enigmatic character from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Nemo  who has been living secretly in his submarine Nautilus beneath the island  has been assisting the colonists from afar. The colonists meet the dying Captain Nemo  who reveals his identity and shares his history. He explains that he has been watching over them and subtly helping them throughout their time on the island. After Nemo's death  the island is revealed to be volcanic  and it eventually erupts  destroying most of the island. As the volcano threatens to obliterate everything  a passing ship  alerted by the castaways' earlier signals  rescues them. They return to civilization  having survived countless challenges through cooperation  intellect  and perseverance.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52798800855320,"sku":"9798890968852","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52798800888088,"sku":"9798890968951","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890968852.jpg?v=1790924665","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/the-mysterious-island-verne","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}