Download or read book The Mysterious Island written by Jules Verne and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five prisoners of war escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Stranded on a remote island, the fugitives must withstand pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges.