About the book
Castaways build a new life on an island whose secrets resist explanation.
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- 01 The Storm of 1865. Voices in the Air. · 15 minutes
- 02 An Incident in the War of Secession · 21 minutes
- 03 Five O'Clock in the Evening · 17 minutes
- 04 Lithodomes. The River's Mouth. The Chimneys. · 20 minutes
- 05 Arranging the Chimneys. How to Procure Fire. · 18 minutes
- 06 The Inventory of the Castaways. Expedition to the Forest. · 19 minutes
- 07 Neb Has Not Yet Returned. A Threatening Night. · 19 minutes
- 08 Is Cyrus Harding Living? Neb's Recital. · 19 minutes
- 09 Cyrus is Here. Pencroft's Attempts. · 21 minutes
- 10 The Engineer's Invention. Volcanic Soil. · 21 minutes
- 11 At the Summit of the Cone · 24 minutes
- 12 Regulating the Watches. Pencroft is Satisfied. · 21 minutes
- 13 What is Found Upon Top · 24 minutes
- 14 Measuring the Cliff. Latitude of the Island. · 20 minutes
- 15 It Is Decided to Winter on the Island · 18 minutes
- 16 The Question of a Dwelling is Again Discussed. · 18 minutes
- 17 Visit to the Lake. The Indicating Current. · 21 minutes
- 18 Pencroft Now Doubts Nothing · 18 minutes
- 19 Cyrus Harding's Project. The Rope Ladder. · 19 minutes
- 20 The Rainy Season. The Question of Clothes. · 17 minutes
- 21 Some Degrees Below Zero. · 20 minutes
- 22 Traps. Foxes. Peccaries. · 26 minutes
- 01 Conversation on the Subject of the Bullet · 20 minutes
- 02 First Trial of the Canoe. A Wreck on the Coast. · 20 minutes
- 03 The Start. The Rising Tide. · 21 minutes
- 04 Journey to the Coast. Troops of Monkeys. · 18 minutes
- 05 Proposal to Return By the Southern Shore · 21 minutes
- 06 Pencroft's Halloos. A Night in the Chimneys. · 20 minutes
- 07 Plans. A Bridge Over the Mercy. · 20 minutes
- 08 Linen. Shoes of Seal-Leather. · 20 minutes
- 09 Bad Weather. The Hydraulic Lift. · 19 minutes
- 10 Boat-Building. Second Crop of Corn. · 19 minutes
- 11 Winter. Felling Wood. The Mill. · 24 minutes
- 12 The Rigging of the Vessel · 27 minutes
- 13 Departure Decided Upon. Conjectures. · 20 minutes
- 14 The Inventory. Night. A Few Letters. · 23 minutes
- 15 The Return. Discussion. · 18 minutes
- 16 A Mystery to be Cleared Up. · 25 minutes
- 17 Still Alone. The Stranger's Request. · 25 minutes
- 18 Conversation. Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett. · 22 minutes
- 19 Recollections of Their Native Land · 20 minutes
- 20 A Night at Sea. Shark Gulf. Confidences. · 23 minutes
- 01 Lost or Saved? Ayrton Summoned. · 24 minutes
- 02 Discussions. Presentiments. · 22 minutes
- 03 The Mist Rises. The Engineer's Preparations. · 26 minutes
- 04 The Colonists on the Beach. · 24 minutes
- 05 The Engineer's Declaration. · 19 minutes
- 06 Expeditions Planned. Ayrton at the Corral. · 21 minutes
- 07 The Reporter and Pencroft in the Corral · 18 minutes
- 08 The Convicts in the Neighborhood of the Corral · 10 minutes
- 09 No news of Neb. A Proposal. · 20 minutes
- 10 Herbert Carried to Granite House · 17 minutes
- 11 Inexplicable Mystery. Herbert's Convalescence. · 20 minutes
- 12 Exploration on the Serpentine Peninsula. · 20 minutes
- 13 Ayrton's Story. A Subterranean Volcano. · 24 minutes
- 14 Three Years Have Passed. The New Vessel. · 22 minutes
- 15 The Awakening of the Volcano. The Fine Season. · 27 minutes
- 16 Captain Nemo. His First Words. · 22 minutes
- 17 Last Moments of Captain Nemo · 19 minutes
- 18 Reflections of the Colonists · 31 minutes
- 19 Cyrus Harding's Account of His Exploration · 27 minutes
- 20 An Isolated Rock in the Pacific · 12 minutes