Abandoned

Jules Verne

• Publisher: Mint Editions
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781513270456
• eBook ISBN: 9781513275451
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

Abandoned by Jules Verne is a crossover sequel of two of Verne's most popular novels, In search of Castaways and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Set during the American Civil War, five Northern prisoners of war band together despite their different backgrounds. Cyrus is a railroad engineer, Gideon is a journalist, Neb is an ex-slave, Pencroff is a sailor, and Harbert is Pencroff's protégé and son. Together, the five prisoners escape their captors by hijacking a hydrogen-filled observation balloon. They fly away from their captor, and begin their journey accompanied with Cyrus' dog, Top. Though they thought their escape would end their troubles, the group soon learn that their journey has only just begun. After accidently flying through a turbulent storm, the five crash onto an unknown island. Now, with a destroyed vessel, they are stranded in a strange land. Accepting their predicament, they name the island and start working together to sustain themselves. By combining their respective expertise, the five are able to build a home, a ship, a rudimentary telegraph, and they even domesticate an orangutan and name them Jupiter. Though they never stop missing home, Cyrus, Gideon, Neb, Pencroff, Harbert, Top, and Jupiter form a new society. However, when strange items and mysterious fires start appearing on the island, their home is threatened once more as they set out to find explanations for these inexplicable occurrences.

Abandoned joins the ranks of the other incredible adventure novels written by Jules Verne. As a crossover sequel, Abandoned combined characters from two other popular Verne novels, yet still developed them with sentiment and avid description as if they were being introduced for the first time. With themes of unity and ingenuity, Abandoned depicts an adventure both thrilling, and touching. Abandoned has inspired many film adaptations, proving that the narrative survives the test of time and satisfies audiences nearly one-hundred and fifty years later.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• I. Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet—Construction of a Canoe—Hunting—At the Top of a Kauri—Nothing to Attest the Presence of Man—Neb and Herbert’s Prize—Turning a Turtle—The Turtle Disappears—Cyrus Harding’s Explanation
• II. First Trial of the Canoe—A Wreck on the Coast—Towing—Flotsam Point—Inventory of the Case: Tools, Weapons, Instruments, Clothes, Books, Utensils—What Pencroft Misses—The Gospel—A Verse from the Sacred Book
• III. The Start—The Rising Tide—Elms and Different Plants—The Jacamar—Aspect of the Forest—Gigantic Eucalypti—The Reason They are Called “Fever Trees”—Troops of Monkeys—A Waterfall—The Night Encampment
• IV. Journey to the Coast—Troops of Monkeys—A New River—The Reason the Tide Was Not Felt—A Woody Shore—Reptile Promontory—Herbert Envies Gideon Spilett—Explosion of Bamboos
• V. Proposal to Return by the Southern Shore—Configuration of the Coast—Searching for the Supposed Wreck—A Wreck in the Air—Discovery of a Small Natural Port—At Midnight on the Banks of the Mercy—The Canoe Adrift
• VI. Pencroft’s Halloos—A Night in the Chimneys—Herbert’s Arrows—The Captain’s Project—An Unexpected Explanation—What has Happened in Granite House—How a New Servant Enters the Service of the Colonists
• VII. Plans—A Bridge Over the Mercy—Mode Adopted for Making an Island of Prospect Heights—The Drawbridge—Harvest—The Stream—The Poultry-Yard—A Pigeon-House—The Two Onagas—The Cart—Excursion to Port Balloon
• VIII. Linen—Shoes of Seal-Leather—Manufacture of Pyroxyle—Gardening—Fishing—Turtle-Eggs—Improvement of Master Jup—The Corral—Musmon Hunt—New Animal and Vegetable Possessions—Recollections of Their Native Land
• IX. Bad Weather—The Hydraulic Lift—Manufacture of Glass-Ware—The Bread-Tree—Frequent Visits to the Corral—Increase of the Flock—The Reporter’s Question—Exact Position of Lincoln Island—Pencroft’s Proposal
• X. Boat-Building—Second Crop of Corn—Hunting Koalas—A New Plant, More Pleasant than Useful—Whale in Sight—A Harpoon from the Vineyard—Cutting Up the Whale—Use for the Bones—End of the Month of May—Pencroft has Nothing Left to Wish for
• XI. Winter—Felling Wood—The Mill—Pencroft’s Fixed Idea—The Bones—To What Use an Albatross may be Put—Fuel for the Future—Top and Jup—Storms—Damage to the Poultry-Yard—Excursion to the Marsh—Cyrus Harding Alone—Exploring the Well
• XII. The Rigging of the Vessel—An Attack from Foxes—Jup Wounded—Jup Cured—Completion of the Boat—Pencroft’s Triumph—The Bonadventure’s Trial Trip to the South of the Island—An Unexpected Document
• XIII. Departure Decided Upon—Conjectures—Preparations—The Three Passengers—First Night—Second Night—Tabor Island—Searching the Shore—Searching the Wood—No One—Animals—Plants—A Dwelling—Deserted
• XIV. The Inventory—Night—A Few Letters—Continuation of the Search—Plants and Animals—Herbert in Great Danger—On Board—The Departure—Bad Weather—A Gleam of Reason—Lost on the Sea—A Timely Light
• XV. The Return—Discussion—Cyrus Harding and the Stranger—Port Balloon—The Engineer’s Devotion—A Touching Incident—Tears Flow
• XVI. A Mystery to be Cleared Up—The Stranger’s First Words—Twelve Years on the Islet—Avowal Which Escapes Him—The Disappearance—Cyrus Harding’s Confidence—Construction of a Mill—The First Bread—An Act of Devotion—Honest Hands
• XVII. Still Alone—The Stranger’s Request—The Farm Established at the Corral—Twelve Years Ago—The Boatswain’s Mate of the Britannia—Left on Tabor Island—Cyrus Harding’s Hand—The Mysterious Document
• XVIII. Conversation—Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett—An Idea of the Engineer’s—The Electric Telegraph—The Wires—The Battery—The Alphabet—Fine Season—Prosperity of the Colony—Photography—An Appearance of Snow—Two Years in Lincoln Island
• XIX. Recollections of Their Native Land—Probable Future—Project for Surveying the Coasts of the Island—Departure on the 16th of April—Sea-View of Reptile End—The Basaltic Rocks of the Western Coast—Bad Weather—Night Comes on—New Incident
• XX. A Night at Sea—Shark Gulf—Confidences—Preparations for Winter—Forwardness of the Bad Season—Severe Cold—Work in the Interior—In Six Months—A Photographic Negative—Unexpected Incident
• A Note About the Author
• A Note from the Publisher