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The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern)

The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern)

by Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

BookID: 1355

Language:English

Uniform Title:Les indes-noirs. English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 80.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Coal mines and mining -- FictionScotland -- FictionAdventure storiesFantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English

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"The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized in 1877. When mining engineer James Starr receives a mysterious letter from a former colleague, he returns to the supposedly exhausted Aberfoyle coal mine in Scotland. There he discovers the Ford family living deep underground, guarding a secret discovery that will revitalize the entire community. But strange, unexplained events begin plaguing the miners, and young Harry Ford's exploration of the caverns reveals a mysterious orphan girl who may hold the key to these supernatural occurrences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

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