The Mysterious Island (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Jules Verne
- First Published: 1874
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: 1865-1869
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Voyages, Nineteenth century, Islands, Castaways, Pacific Ocean, Submarines, Volcanoes, Shipbuilding, Pirates, Hot air balloons, blimps, or dirigibles
- Locales: Richmond, VA, Islands, Iowa, South Pacific
Places Discussed
*Richmond. Virginia capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War at the time this novel is set. Although Verne was fond of the United States, he never visited it. His creation of American places, such as Richmond, is based entirely on his reading and imagination. This adventure starts during the last days of the Civil War. The idea of place as prison is encountered in the novel’s initial location, Richmond, shortly before the South surrendered to the North to end the war. Under siege when the novel opens, Richmond becomes a Confederate...
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