L'île mystérieuse

by Jules Verne

"L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1875. Five prisoners and a dog escape the siege of Richmond during the American Civil War in a balloon, only to crash on an uncharted island. Using their varied skills, they build a new civilization from nothing on the island they name Lincoln Island. Yet strange phenomena occur, and a mysterious presence seems to protect them through every danger they face.