The Fiery Island

November 1847, Java Island. On a night of despair and fury of the elements, young Dutchman Euseb van den Beek rushed headlong to beg for help from the local doctor. There are various rumors about Doctor Bazilius; he is feared and revered, but after a conflict with the law, he stopped practicing. Nevertheless, Bazilius agrees to help the poor Dutchman. Only the price of his services turns out to be high. Terribly high…
The next volume of the illustrated collected works of Alexandre Dumas includes the novel «The Fiery Island», full of mysteries and secrets of Indian sorcerers and Malay pirates, as well as the gripping sea novella «Bonteku».