Verne Jules. The Secret of the Island

During the Civil War, the engineer Smith, Neb his servant, the Spilett journalist, the sailor Pencroff and Harbert teenager to escape the southerners holding prisoners, fleeing with a ball. They land in calamity on an uncharted island they baptize "Lincoln Island." This island appears deserted but a mystery hangs over her and shipwrecked feel a benevolent and enigmatic presence... It is a book of great and strange adventures where Jules Verne had fun with his immense talent to tell us this story.