Detailed view for the Book: Castaways, the
(aka The Children of Captain Grant)

Title:

Castaways, the
(aka The Children of Captain Grant)
 

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Genres:

Adventure
Science Fiction
Nautical

Series:

Extraordinary Journeys
5

Editions:

# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 1868-00-00  

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Original title: Enfants du capitaine Grant, Les
Alternate English Titles: Children of Captain Grant, the

(The) In Search of the Castaways Voyage Round the World: South America (Part 1 of 3 var. A) Voyage Round the World: Australia (Part 2 of 3 var. A) Voyage Round the World: New Zealand (Part 3 of 3 var. A) Round the World, South America (Part 1 of 3 var. B) Round the World, Australia (Part 2 of 3 var. B) Round the World, New Zealand (Part 3 of 3 var. B) Mysterious Document (Part 1 of 3 var. C) On the Track (Part 2 of 3 var. C) Among the Cannibals (Pt 3 of 3 var. C)

The contents of a shark's stomach contain a bottle that holds partially deteriorated notes written in three different languages. Together they give clues to the location of Captain Harry Grant, whose ship the Britannia was lost at sea. While the latitude (37th parallel) of Grant is known from the notes, the longitude is a mystery. Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Harry Grant's two children, and the crew of his yacht the Duncan, they set off for South America. On their journey the searchers encounter storms, earthquakes, deserts, floods, pirates, cannibals, wolves, and numerous other dangers as they trace the 37th parallel across South America, then across Australia, and finally across New Zealand. Includes 90 vintage illustrations from the original 1873 edition.