The Children of Captain Grant. Volume 1

A novel that instantly gained world fame and, during the author's lifetime, underwent dozens of reprints. Readers of the past loved it for the opportunity to learn something new from an acclaimed master of the genre and a member of... the French Geographical Society, while contemporary readers appreciate it for its adventures, mysteries, and brave heroes.
 
The crew of the ship "Duncan," owned by the Glenarvan couple, catches a hammerhead shark, in the belly of which they discover a bottle with a message. In it, the surviving captain Grant from a shipwreck asks for help, but determining his exact location is impossible – part of the coordinates has been washed away by water. The Glenarvans outfit a rescue expedition, joined by Mary and Robert, the captain's children, and the famous geographer Jacques Paganel.
 
The first volume includes the first and second parts (chapters I-X).