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The mysterious island, adventure novel by jules verne, published in french in three volumes as lile mysterieuse in 1874 and included in his popular sciencefiction series voyages extraordinaires 18631910. Description if you read the book, the mysterious island, by jules verne and paid attention to the details, you should probably succeed with this quiz. With some resemblance to the popular tv show lost, this 100 yearold story is intriguing and wellworth a read. The novel has been seen as the sequel to two other famous novels written by the same author. The mysterious island by jules verne part 12 out of 12.
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