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1. Jules , Verne

The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island tells the tale of five Americans who, in an attempt to escape the Civil War, pilot a hot-air balloon and find themselves crashed on a deserted island somewhere in the Pacific. Verne had been greatly influenced by works like Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, and that influence shines brightly in this novel of engineering ingenuity and adventure. Verne imparts the escapees with such over-the-top cleverness and so many luckily-placed resources that modern readers might find the extent to which they tame the island comical. Despite that, the island contains genuine mysteries for the adventurers to solve.The standard translation of The Mysterious Island was produced in 1875, and is credited to W. H. G. Kingston. Despite its popularity, it's widely criticized for abridging and Bowlderizing important parts of the text. The translation presented here, produced by Stephen W. White in 1876, is considered a much more accurate translation, despite it also abridging some portions.

1. Vernon Bailey

Animal Life of the Carlsbad Cavern

1. Vernon Bailey

Animal Life of the Carlsbad Cavern

1. Vernon Roy , Vice

South African Airpower

During the Second Anglo-Boer War the British forces used air balloons to conduct various tasks during their campaign, in southern Africa. Following the War, and the first flight by the Wright-Brothers, a number of forward thinking pioneers started to conceptualise military aviation in the Union of South Africa, they lay the ground work to establish both the South African Aviation Corps that took to the air in WW1 over German South West Africa. Many South Africans also participated in the 1st World War flying for the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force, the later being formed following publishing of the findings of the 'Smuts Reports' recommendations to the British Cabinet, by General C.J Smuts. The early thoughts and exposure to military air operations would lead to the establishment of the South African Air Force in February 1920.This book, is the first in a series documenting the development and history of South African Airpower (the people, the equipment, the operations), covering the early days up an till 1919.

1. Jules , Verne

An Antarctic Mystery

An Antarctic Mystery follows Mr. Jeorling, a wealthy American naturalist whose research has led him to the remote Kerguelen Islands, located in the southern Indian Ocean. Jeorling begins his adventure on the Halbrane after being admitted aboard by the reluctant captain Len Guy, who believes the events in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym to be true. In that novel, Pym persuades Len Guy's brother, William Guy, to lead a voyage to the Antarctic. But the expedition ends in failure when William Guy, his crew, and his ship, the Jane, disappear under mysterious circumstances. Captain Len Guy convinces Jeorling to aid in the search for his brother, and the two embark on an expedition south to the Antarctic in search of the previous voyage's survivors.Despite the fact that Jules Verne's work was published over fifty years after Pym, the events in the novel take place only one year after the disappearance of the Jane.

1. Jules , Verne

Michael Strogoff

Jules Verne is perhaps best known for his science fiction stories, and Michael Strogoff breaks that mold. It's a true-to-life tale of the titular character's journey across Siberia to deliver an important message to the brother of the Russian Czar.Like other of Verne's works, Strogoff encounters many colorful characters along the way, and together they create a vivid depiction of the harsh life in Russo-Siberia, as well as the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. The attention to detail and the accuracy of both the physical and geographical depictions of Siberia was noted by contemporaries, though it's also said that Verne took some dramatic license in recreating some of the historical events.Contemporary critics agreed that Michael Strogoff is a thrilling tale of the strength of men, of patriotism, and of the devotion of one human being to another. Modern critics consider it to be one of Verne's best novels.