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. Over the course of the book, they tame the island and reconstruct the civilization they left behind. This being a Verne story, our heroes are far too industrious to merely survive. Unfortunately, a storm blows them off course and they end up on a deserted island, which they are forced to make their new home. During the American Civil War, five prisoners, and their dog companion escape a Confederate prison in a balloon. Originally published in 1874, the book is essentially a castaway story. The Mysterious Island (or L'Île Mystérieuse, if you want to use the original French title) is a novel by Jules Verne.
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