The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
Age band: 13+
Looky Rating System: Violence 3/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 0/5, Language 0/5, Substance Use 2/5, Fear / Horror 2/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 5/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
With an Introduction by Alex Dolby. Translation by W.H.G. Kingston. Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction.