The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies by Jules Verne
"The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized in 1877. When mining engineer James Starr receives a mysterious letter from a former colleague, he returns to the supposedly exhausted Aberfoyle coal mine in Scotland. There he discovers the Ford family living deep underground, guarding a secret discovery that will revitalize the entire community. But strange, unexplained events begin plaguing the miners, and young Harry Ford's exploration
of the caverns reveals a mysterious orphan girl who may hold the key to these supernatural occurrences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Les indes-noirs. English |
| Title |
The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern) |
| Note | Translation of Les indes-noirs |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Child_of_the_Cavern |
| Credits | Judy Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Coal mines and mining -- Fiction |
| Subject | Scotland -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Civilization, Subterranean -- Fiction |
| Subject | Imaginary places |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1355 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 1998 |
| Most Recently Updated | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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