The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern)

Languageen
First published1998-06-01
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#1355

Description

"The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized in 1877. When mining engineer James Starr receives a mysterious letter from a former colleague, he returns to the supposedly exhausted Aberfoyle coal mine in Scotland. There he discovers the Ford family living deep underground, guarding a secret discovery that will revitalize the entire community. But strange, unexplained events begin plaguing the miners, and young Harry Ford's exploration of the caverns reveals a mysterious orphan girl who may hold the key to these supernatural occurrences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Coal mines and mining -- Fiction
  • Scotland -- Fiction
  • Adventure stories
  • Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English
  • Civilization, Subterranean -- Fiction
  • Imaginary places
  • PQ

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