Few people in fiction have succeeded in making science a unique basis for a monumental work, which is devoted to the study of the Universe, the Earth, as well as upcoming discoveries. And yet there is an author who, thanks to the variety of details and details, the harmony of the plan and its implementation, created in his novels a single ensemble, which was widely used during the writer's life throughout the globe, which made his work even more amazing. Extraordinarily informative and fascinating works were presented to the world by Jules Verne. “Mysterious Island” is recognized by most readers as one of his best novels included in the series “Extraordinary Travels”, and one of his favorite childhood books. The work is able to captivate and quite an adult reader.
And it is not surprising that the book became one of the masterpieces of world adventure literature. She saw the light in 1874. Like other works of the writer, imbued with the unusual plot and novelty, she won incredible popularity in the world.
The first publication of the book took place in the "Journal of education and entertainment" publisher Etzel, who personally wrote the preface to the "new type of robinsonade." It is worth noting that this publication owes its popularity mainly to the publication of 30 novels written by Jules Verne. The Mysterious Island was published by Etzel in three separate books. The first part is “The Mysterious Island. Crash in the Air ”- appeared in September 1874, the second -“ Abandoned ”- in April 1875, and“ The Secret of the Island ”- in October 1875.
Already in November 1875, the first illustrated edition of the novel was published, in which there were 152 illustrations by Jules Ferat (they were recognized by many critics as the pinnacle of his skill).
In the same year, the first translation of the novel into English appeared, which was very different from the original author's text. A full translation of the book was made only in 2001. For Russian readers, “Mysterious Island” translated by Marco Vovchok became available in 1875. Verne's other novels that soon appeared in Russia were met with great interest and aroused many press responses.
Jules Verne's book Mysterious Island departed from the usual canons of fiction. It is full of scientific and informative material. But these are the most interesting parts of the book, consisting in the scientific and cognitive load of a dynamic adventure novel, the narrative of which carries away from the first pages. This is an unusual, fascinating, vibrant story that Jules Verne unfolds in front of the reader in magnificent scenery. "Mysterious Island" opens a special world with its conventions and laws, where heroes who do not lose faith in the success of their enterprise manage to go through the most severe trials. This is a kind of hymn to people abandoned on an uninhabited island and able to subjugate the pristine nature, a hymn to their willpower and courage.
An interesting novel is also the fact that, as a continuation of the works “Children of Captain Grant” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” it is the completion of the story of Captain Nemo and other heroes. This trilogy became the pinnacle of Jules Verne. The author managed to achieve the highest artistic skill in her, to create the most vivid images of the heroes. The idea of merging novels into a trilogy appeared at the time of writing the “Mysterious Island”. And readers repeatedly turned to the author with the request to resurrect Captain Nemo and explain his secret. However, after inconsistencies with the dates in the novels were revealed, they are due to the fact that the previous books of the trilogy were written earlier.
Jules Verne was able to captivate the reader, since he devoted a lot of time to research for his works. He himself traveled a lot around the world, visited England, Scotland, the United States, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, made a yacht trip around the Mediterranean Sea, visiting Tangier, Algeria, Gibraltar, Lisbon. Subsequently, many of his trips formed the basis of the novels of the series “Extraordinary Travels”, including “The Mysterious Island”. Verne always tried to adhere to the facts in the details described, to be realistic, although often the logic of his novels contradicted the scientific knowledge of that time.
It is difficult to surprise the modern reader with any technical wonders, but the plot itself, the characters, as well as the idea of the novel can capture from the first pages today. It is as if you are experiencing all the fantastically fascinating, funny, interesting and instructive adventures that Jules Verne described. “The Mysterious Island” has withstood many reprints, has been screened more than once, and its individual storylines are present in many contemporary works.
The novel can be called a real geographic encyclopedia, including other works written by Jules Verne. Mysterious Island, a film shot in 1902, was the first attempt to film an undoubted masterpiece of world fiction. Subsequently, the films were shot repeatedly. An interesting joint version of Spain, Italy and France in 1973, "The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo." The best version to date is considered "Journey 2: Mysterious Island", the sequel to the tape "Journey to the Center of the Earth." This is one of the best creations of producers with a very interesting and intriguing plot.
In total, there are over 200 adaptations of Jules Verne's works. The author’s creativity is of interest to producers, the plots of his books allow you to plunge headlong into the unknown world of many continents (and not only the Earth), and the heroes of books today excite the hearts of all adventure lovers, regardless of age.