Castaways from the Clouds (Translated and Illustrated)

Part I of Jules Verne's master work: The Mysterious Island.
In 1865 during the American Civil War, a violent storm sweeps a balloon carrying Cyrus Smith an engineer, his personal assistant Neb, Gedeon Spilett a reporter, Pencroff a sailor and Herbert his young ward; the five Northern prisoners of war have escaped, but will end up on an unknown island in the South Pacific. After taking care of basic necessities, they proceed to rebuild most of modern civilization. However, a series of puzzli...