Supported by an unknown helper, the survial begins. The 5 stranded are told late on whose island they have landed. But time is pressing, because a volcanic eruption threatens to devour the island.

Five exciting short stories by the master narrator Jules Verne! More than 50 pictures enhance the complete work.

The widow Mrs. Hansen lives with her children in Telemark Norway and runs a guesthouse there. She eagerly awaits the return of her fiancée Ole Kamp, who is a fisherman on the sea,..

During the American Civil War, the coast of the southern states is largely blocked and trade in cotton collapses. A young merchant devises a plan to take advantage of this situation and make a profit.

The president of the association together with his secretary and his servant is kidnapped by Robur and forced on an involuntary, but adventurous journey, always trying to escape their kidnapper...