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CONTENTS

Introduction vii

Note on Previous Translations xxxiii

Inception of the Novel xxxv

A. The Manuscripts of “Uncle Robinson” xxxv

B. The Manuscripts of The Mysterious Island xxxviii

C. Publication of The Mysterious Island xliii

Prefaces to The Mysterious Island, Two Years Vacation, and Second Homeland xlvii

A. A Few Words to the Readers of The Mysterious Island xlvii

B. Preface to Two Years Vacation xlviii

C. Preface—Why I Wrote Second Homeland xlviii

Abbreviations li

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND 1

Notes 637

A Chronology of Jules Verne 653

Select Bibliography 659

A. Principal Works of Verne Cited 659

B. Studies of The Mysterious Island 659

C. Books on Verne 662

D. The Principal Sources of The Mysterious Island 665

Appendix A: The Origins of The Mysterious Island 667

Appendix B: Verne’s Other Writing on the Desert-Island Theme 673