Jules Verne. "The Mysterious Island" - a favorite book of many generations

Few people in fiction managed to make from science a unique foundation of the monumental work, which is devoted to the study of the universe, the Earth, as well as the 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 that was widely spread throughout the globe during his lifetime, which made his work even more surprising. Extraordinary cognitive and fascinating works presented to the world by Jules Verne. "The Mysterious Island" is recognized by most readers as one of his best novels, included in the series "Unusual Journeys", and one of his favorite childhood books. The work is capable of capturing and quite an adult reader.

And it is not surprising that the book was included in the number of masterpieces of world adventure literature. She saw the light in 1874. Like other works of the writer, imbued with the uniqueness of the plot and the novelty, she won an 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 "Robinsonade of a new type." It should be noted that this publication is mainly due to the publication of 30 novels written by Jules Verne. "The Mysterious Island" was published by Etzel in three separate books. The first part - "The mysterious island. The crash in the air "- was released 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 appeared, in which there were 152 illustrations by Jules Fehr (they were recognized by many critics as the peak of his mastery).

In the same year appeared the first translation of the novel into English, which is very different from the original author's text. The full translation of the book was made only in 2001. For Russian readers, "The Mysterious Island" in translation Marco Vovchok became available in 1875. The soon-to-come other Verne novels in Russia were met with great interest and caused many responses in the press.

The book Jules Verne "The Mysterious Island" departed from the usual canons of fiction. It is full of scientific and cognitive material. But this is the most interesting part of the book, consisting in the scientific and cognitive load of a dynamic adventure novel, the narrative of which draws from the very first pages. This is an unusual, fascinating, bright story, which in the magnificent scenery unfolds before the reader Jules Verne. "Mysterious Island" Opens up a special world with its own conventions and laws, where heroes who do not lose faith in the success of their enterprise manage to pass through the most severe trials. This is a kind of anthem for people abandoned to an uninhabited island and managed to subordinate to itself a pristine nature, a hymn to their will power and courage.

The novel is also interesting in that, as a continuation of the works "Children of Captain Grant" and "20 000 leagues under the water", it is the end of the history of Captain Nemo and other heroes. This trilogy was the pinnacle of Jules Verne's work. The author managed to achieve in her the highest artistic skill, 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 asked the author to resurrect Captain Nemo and explain his secret. However, after the inconsistencies with the dates in the novels appeared, 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 the world a lot, visited England, Scotland, the United States, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, traveled on the yacht through the Mediterranean Sea, visiting Tangier, Algeria, Gibraltar, Lisbon. Subsequently, many of his trips formed the basis of the novels of the cycle "Unusual Journeys", including the "Mysterious Island". Verne always tried to adhere to the facts in the described details, to be realistic, although quite often the logic of his novels contradicted the scientific knowledge of that time.

It is difficult to surprise a modern reader with any technical curiosities, but the plot itself, heroes, as well as the idea of the novel can capture from the first pages today. As if you are experiencing all the fantastically fascinating, funny, interesting and instructive adventures that Jules Verne described. "The Mysterious Island" has withstood many reissues, has been screened many times, and its individual story lines are present in many contemporary works.

The novel can be called a real geographical encyclopedia, including also other works written by Jules Verne. "The Mysterious Island" - a film filmed in 1902 - was the first attempt to screen an undoubted masterpiece of world fiction. Subsequently, films were shot repeatedly. Interesting is the joint version of Spain, Italy and France in 1973 "The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo." The best version for today is considered to be "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island", the sequel to the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" sequel. This is one of the best creations of the producers with a very interesting and intriguing storyline.

In total, there are over 200 screen versions of works by Jules Verne. Creativity of the author is of interest to producers, the plots of his books allow him to plunge headlong into the unknown world of many continents (and not only the Earth), and the heroes of books still excite the hearts of all adventurers regardless of age.