Godfrey Morgan, published in 1882 as L’École des Robinsons, is Jules Verne’s comic take on the Robinsonade tradition. A wealthy young San Franciscan sets out to prove he can survive without the comforts of civilization and is shipwrecked on a Pacific island with only his eccentric tutor for company. As the castaways work to establish themselves, strange events suggest they may not be alone.
Lighter in tone than Verne’s major works, Godfrey Morgan delivers his trademark ingenuity wrapped in comedy. Download this public-domain English translation as a free EPUB.