The Child of the Cavern
by Jules Verne · 1877
This book is in the public domain. Its US copyright has expired, so the full text is free to read at Internet Archive and a free Kindle edition is usually offered alongside the paid printings.
<p><i>The Child of the Cavern </i> follows engineer James Starr as he receives a letter from an old friend and co-worker, Simon Ford, requesting that he revisit a depleted coal mine in Scotland that he used to manage. Upon arriving, Starr finds the entire Ford family living in the mine, and Ford explains that a new coal vein has been located. Soon after Starr’s return, however, strange events start to occur, which seem to be supernatural. After a startling discovery, the characters continue to investigate these occurrences over the course of several years.</p>
- Series
- Voyages Extraordinaires (book 16 of 58)
- Published
- 1877
- Pages
- 190
- ISBN
978-0-6865-5923-8- Readers
- 5 / 5 from 1 ratings (Open Library)
- Genre
- Adventure , Classics , Fantasy , Science Fiction
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