Mysterious Island
Jules Verne
Play
Length 21 h 58 min
Chapters 62
First published 1874
A story of castaways, similar to Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, this book details the escape from Civil War-era Richmond, Virginia, of five Northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of a hurricane. Deposited on a lonely island in the Pacific, they make do with Yankee ingenuity where Chance has left them nothing. Only later do they find they have a hidden benefactor: Captain Nemo, of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, who resides, alone, secretly on the island. In time, the tiny colony becomes so prosperous that it is able to rescue another castaway from an island a hundred miles away. But all their work will come to naught - their island's volcano is about to awake! (Summary by Mark)
Chapters
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1-01 The Storm of 1865. Voices in the Air. Read by Mark F. Smith 15:45
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1-02 An Incident in the War of Secession Read by Mark F. Smith 21:58
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1-03 Five O'Clock in the Evening Read by Mark F. Smith 17:37
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1-04 Lithodomes. The River's Mouth. The Chimneys. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:21
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1-05 Arranging the Chimneys. How to Procure Fire. Read by Mark F. Smith 18:06
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1-06 The Inventory of the Castaways. Expedition to the Forest. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:01
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1-07 Neb Has Not Yet Returned. A Threatening Night. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:39
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1-08 Is Cyrus Harding Living? Neb's Recital. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:24
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1-09 Cyrus is Here. Pencroft's Attempts. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:47
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1-10 The Engineer's Invention. Volcanic Soil. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:16
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1-11 At the Summit of the Cone Read by Mark F. Smith 24:01
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1-12 Regulating the Watches. Pencroft is Satisfied. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:27
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1-13 What is Found Upon Top Read by Mark F. Smith 24:21
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1-14 Measuring the Cliff. Latitude of the Island. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:42
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1-15 It Is Decided to Winter on the Island Read by Mark F. Smith 18:46
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1-16 The Question of a Dwelling is Again Discussed. Read by Mark F. Smith 18:58
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1-17 Visit to the Lake. The Indicating Current. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:55
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1-18 Pencroft Now Doubts Nothing Read by Mark F. Smith 18:54
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1-19 Cyrus Harding's Project. The Rope Ladder. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:58
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1-20 The Rainy Season. The Question of Clothes. Read by Mark F. Smith 17:43
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1-21 Some Degrees Below Zero. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:43
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1-22 Traps. Foxes. Peccaries. Read by Mark F. Smith 26:54
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2-01 Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet Read by Mark F. Smith 20:05
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2-02 First Trial of the Canoe. A Wreck on the Coast. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:17
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2-03 The Start. The Rising Tide. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:55
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2-04 Journey to the Coast. Troops of Monkeys. Read by Mark F. Smith 18:23
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2-05 Proposal to Return By the Southern Shore Read by Mark F. Smith 21:52
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2-06 Pencroft's Halloos. A Night in the Chimneys. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:12
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2-07 Plans. A Bridge Over the Mercy. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:59
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2-08 Linen. Shoes of Seal-Leather. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:56
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2-09 Bad Weather. The Hydraulic Lift. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:18
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2-10 Boat-Building. Second Crop of Corn. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:20
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2-11 Winter. Felling Wood. The Mill. Read by Mark F. Smith 24:13
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2-12 The Rigging of the Vessel Read by Mark F. Smith 27:40
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2-13 Departure Decided Upon. Conjectures. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:34
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2-14 The Inventory. Night. A Few Letters. Read by Mark F. Smith 23:06
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2-15 The Return. Discussion. Read by Mark F. Smith 18:40
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2-16 A Mystery to be Cleared Up. Read by Mark F. Smith 25:33
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2-17 Still Alone. The Stranger's Request. Read by Mark F. Smith 25:15
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2-18 Conversation. Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett. Read by Mark F. Smith 22:50
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2-19 Recollections of Their Native Land Read by Mark F. Smith 20:30
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2-20 A Night at Sea. Shark Gulf. Confidences. Read by Mark F. Smith 23:40
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3-01 Lost or Saved? Ayrton Summoned. Read by Mark F. Smith 24:25
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3-02 Discussions. Presentiments. Read by Mark F. Smith 22:04
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3-03 The Mist Rises. The Engineer's Preparations. Read by Mark F. Smith 26:01
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3-04 The Colonists on the Beach. Read by Mark F. Smith 24:17
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3-05 The Engineer's Declaration. Read by Mark F. Smith 19:50
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3-06 Expeditions Planned. Ayrton at the Corral. Read by Mark F. Smith 21:13
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3-07 The Reporter and Pencroft in the Corral Read by Mark F. Smith 18:15
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3-08 The Convicts in the Neighborhood of the Corral Read by Mark F. Smith 10:13
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3-09 No news of Neb. A Proposal. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:20
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3-10 Herbert Carried to Granite House Read by Mark F. Smith 17:23
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3-11 Inexplicable Mystery. Herbert's Convalescence. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:56
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3-12 Exploration on the Serpentine Peninsula. Read by Mark F. Smith 20:45
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3-13 Ayrton's Story. A Subterranean Volcano. Read by Mark F. Smith 24:37
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3-14 Three Years Have Passed. The New Vessel. Read by Mark F. Smith 22:25
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3-15 The Awakening of the Volcano. The Fine Season. Read by Mark F. Smith 27:17
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3-16 Captain Nemo. His First Words. Read by Mark F. Smith 22:28
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3-17 Last Moments of Captain Nemo Read by Mark F. Smith 19:34
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3-18 Reflections of the Colonists Read by Mark F. Smith 31:01
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3-19 Cyrus Harding's Account of His Exploration Read by Mark F. Smith 27:50
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3-20 An Isolated Rock in the Pacific Read by Mark F. Smith 12:35
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