In Search of the Castaways A Romantic Narrative of the Loss of Captain Grant of the Brig Britannia and of the Adventures of His Children and Friends in His Discovery and Rescue

Languageen
First published2014-08-16
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#46597

Description

"In Search of the Castaways" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1867–68. When Lord and Lady Glenarvan discover a message in a bottle from the shipwrecked Captain Grant, they embark on a daring rescue mission with his children. With only partial coordinates indicating the 37th parallel south, the expedition must circumnavigate the globe through South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Joined by an eccentric French geographer and facing treacherous terrain, hostile encounters, and betrayal, they race to find the missing captain before it's too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • Australia -- Fiction
  • Ship captains -- Fiction
  • South America -- Fiction
  • Voyages and travels -- Fiction
  • Seafaring life -- Fiction
  • Castaways -- Fiction
  • Ocean travel -- Fiction
  • New Zealand -- Fiction
  • PQ

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