The Underground City the Underground City

The Underground City by Jules Verne is an adventure novel that takes place in Scotland. The story revolves around the discovery of a coal mine that leads to an underground city. The protagonist, James Starr, is a mining engineer who is called to investigate the mine after strange occurrences begin to happen. He is accompanied by his friend Simon Ford, who used to work in the mine before it was abandoned years ago. Together, they discover the underground city, which is inhabited by a group of people who have been living there for generations. The city is equipped with all the modern amenities, including electricity, and the inhabitants have developed their own unique culture and way of life. However, their peaceful existence is threatened when a fire breaks out in the mine, and James and Simon must work together to save the city and its inhabitants. The novel explores themes of technology, progress, and the relationship between humans and nature. It is a classic adventure story that will appeal to readers of all ages.TEN minutes afterwards, James Starr and Harry issued from the principal gallery. They were now standing in a glade, if we may use this word to designate a vast and dark excavation. The place, however, was not entirely deprived of daylight. A few rays straggled in through the opening of a deserted shaft. It was by means of this pipe that ventilation was established in the Dochart pit.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.