Nine students from London's Antillean School receive travel scholarships to visit their island homelands in the Caribbean. Accompanied by their eccentric Latin professor, they set sail on what they expect to be a thrilling educational voyage. Little do they realize that, prior to their arrival on board, their ship had been hijacked by escaped convicts who murdered its original captain and crew. This is the only novel by the legendary Jules Verne that has never been available in English until now. Although ostensibly written for an adolescent audience, its suspense-filled plot, sophisticated narrative style, and critique of European colonialism make it an engrossing read for all ages.
- ISBN10 0819573620
- ISBN13 9780819573629
- Publish Date 13 August 2013 (first published 12 July 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Publisher University Press of New England
- Imprint Wesleyan University Press
- Edition Critical ed.
- Format eBook
- Pages 452
- Language English