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This book tells the story of Sir Glenarvan, the owner of the Duncan cruise ship, who took Grant's two children to rescue Grant. After learning about the missing Scottish navigator Captain Grant two years ago, Lord Glenarvan asked the British government to send a ship to rescue him. The British government rejected his request. So Sir Glenarvan resolutely organized a small rescue team, consisting of the Glenarvan couple, Major MacNabbs, Captain Harry Grant's sons and daughters Mary and Robert, and the geographer Paganel, who was famous for his carelessness. He personally led the team to complete the task of finding Captain Harry Grant. They crossed the mountains and grasslands of South America along the 37th parallel of south latitude, traversed Australia and New Zealand, and circled the earth. Due to misinterpretations of documents, they encountered countless hardships along the way: earthquakes, floods, storms, vicious Maori and a conspiracy. But with incomparable perseverance and courage, they finally found Captain Harry Grant on the island of Maria Theresa in the Pacific.

This book is the last part of Jules Verne's famous trilogy ("Captain Grant's Children", "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "The Mysterious Island"). In this film, he connected the plot clues of the first two films. The story tells that during the American Civil War, five northerners who were besieged in a Confederate city took advantage of the opportunity to escape with a balloon. They were blown down by a storm on a desert island in the Pacific Ocean, but they did not lose heart or despair. They united and helped each other, and used their collective wisdom and labor to overcome many difficulties and build a happy life. They started with their bare hands and made pottery, glass, wind mills, and telegraphs. They tamed a chimpanzee in an accident, and also saved a criminal who had lost his mind after living alone on another isolated island for twelve years. They defeated the invading pirates with their wisdom and mysterious skills... During the years they spent on the desert island, these victims continued to discover incredible miracles.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a novel written by the French writer Jules Verne and is one of his masterpieces. The whole book was published in Le Temps from November 6, 1872 to December 22 of the same year, and was first published in 1873. The novel originated from a bet that the British gentleman Fogg made with his friends: to travel around the world and return to London in 80 days. Later, he and his servants overcame the difficulties and obstacles on the way, passing through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, traveling to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States and other places, and finally returned to London. Along the way, Fokker was witty and brave, showing a complete gentlemanly style.

"Mysterious Island" describes the story of five Union prisoners who escaped from Richmond in a balloon during the American Civil War. They encountered a storm on the way and were thrown onto a desert island in the Pacific Ocean. On the small island, they united and helped each other, relying on their own wisdom and extraordinary perseverance to survive tenaciously and create a happy life. "Mysterious Island" celebrates human creativity and pioneering power to change difficult environments, and is full of inspirational power.

During the American Civil War, five northerners and a dog who were trapped in a Confederate city took the opportunity to escape in a hot air balloon, but they encountered a storm on the way. After drifting in the storm for several days, it landed on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. On a strange island, they live in a mysterious cave and go from having nothing to being self-sufficient and even having plenty of food and clothing. Under the guidance of Engineer Smith, everyone worked together to use all available resources on the island to create necessities for survival and meet daily needs in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. At the same time, we have to face various mysterious dangers and brutal pirate attacks on the island... There are hidden dangers everywhere on the island, and people feel an inexplicable weirdness all the time. Natural disasters and man-made disasters have set up many difficulties and dangers for them. However, instead of being discouraged, they have united together in the difficulties and dangers, like a family. They try to build ships in order to leave the island...

A story that is passionate and mysterious, so you can't help but read it. A drift bottle rolled out of the belly of the shark that Sir Glenarvan picked up. Inside, there were three pieces of text written in English, French and German that were eroded by the sea and were incomplete. The voyagers translated the words that could be seen clearly on the three pieces of paper, and then filled in the words in one language without guessing. It turned out to be a letter for help! It was a distress letter sent by the Scottish navigator Captain Grant two years ago. The distress letter aroused the voyagers' great interest in exploration and the heroism complex hidden in their hearts. So Sir Glenarvan, his gentle and virtuous lady Helen, and their friends Major MacNabbs and geographer Paganel took Captain Grant's two strong sons and daughters - the clever Miss Mary and the brave little Robert - on the sailing ship "Duncan" and embarked on an adventurous journey to find and rescue Captain Grant...

This article tells the story of four French performers who happened to come to an artificial island built by American capitalists - Model Island. The island's shell is made of steel and can roam the Pacific as it pleases. There is a modern city in the center of the island. The residents are all rich and they live a comfortable life here. Although these four French performers were obsessed with this "paradise", the rivalry between the two major families on the island shrouded the island in crisis. At this time, Model Island was attacked by pirates. Eventually, Model Island was besieged internally and externally, fell apart, and sank into the sea. These four performers saw that greed can destroy all good things.

That is Le Tour du Monde en quatre-vingts jours, today's translation: Around the World in Eighty Days. Science fiction. A British gentleman made a bet with his friend that he would travel around the world in 80 days. After careful planning, he traveled through the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, India, Singapore, Japan, the United States and other places, overcoming various difficulties and obstacles, and successfully returned to London. While introducing the local customs and geographical knowledge, the author also criticized various barbaric, backward and ignorant social status quo.

"Verne's Science Fiction Trilogy: Captain Grant's Sons and Daughters, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and The Mysterious Island" is a collection of three representative works by Jules Verne, the "father of modern science fiction". It tells three stories of maritime adventures, and the characters are intertwined. As the originator of science fiction novels, Verne had rich imagination, delicate writing style and ingenious conception. What is commendable is that his imagination is not whimsical, but based on science; contemporary readers can learn rich knowledge about marine life, meteorology, geography and other aspects from the book.

"Around the World in 80 Days" tells the story of Englishman Fogg and his friends who made a bet to circumnavigate the world in 80 days and then return to London. The book vividly describes the various dangers and magical phenomena that the protagonist encounters on his way around the earth, making it unforgettable for readers. The book caused a sensation in the literary world as soon as it came out, and was later translated into many languages ​​and widely circulated around the world.