Jules Verne 1874 The Mysterious Island

The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Mysterious Island This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: The Mysterious Island Author: Jules Verne Translator: Agnes Kinloch Kingston Release date: April 1, 1998 [eBook #1268] Most recently updated: October 29, 2024 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1268 Credits: Anthony Matonak THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND by Jules Verne PART 1--DROPPED FROM THE CLOUDS "Are we rising again?" "No. On the contrary." "Are we descending?" "Worse than that, captain! we are falling!" "For Heaven's sake heave out the ballast!" "There! the last sack is empty!" "Does the balloon rise?" "No!" "I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us!" "Overboard with every weight! … everything!" Such were the loud and startling words which resounded through the air, above the vast watery desert of the Pacific, about four o'clock in the evening of the 23rd of March, 1865.…