In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Verne, Jules (1828–1905).
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"In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1867–68. When a mysterious bottle reveals fragments of Captain Grant's location after his shipwreck, Lord and Lady Glenarvan embark on an extraordinary rescue mission with the captain's children. With only partial coordinates pointing to the 37th parallel south, they must circumnavigate the globe through South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Accompanied by an absent-minded French geographer and facing treacherous betrayals, the expedition races to solve cryptic clues and find the missing captain.
Book and edition facts
- Title: In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
- Author credits: Verne, Jules (1828–1905)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Australia -- Fiction
- Castaways -- Fiction
- New Zealand -- Fiction
- Ocean travel -- Fiction
- Seafaring life -- Fiction
- Ship captains -- Fiction
- South America -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: Novels
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