# Het Geheimzinnige Eiland

_De Verlatene_

By Jules Verne.

"Het Geheimzinnige Eiland" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized from 1874 to 1875. Five Union prisoners escape the American Civil War by hijacking a balloon, only to crash on a remote volcanic island. Using ingenuity and science, they transform from castaways into colonists. Yet mysterious events suggest an unseen protector watches over them. When pirates threaten their refuge and the island's volcano awakens, survival depends on uncovering the island's deepest secret. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Dutch
- Subjects: Science fiction; Adventure stories

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