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The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies: (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern)

by Jules Verne

Level C1 · AdvancedFantasyAdventure19 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
19 chapters
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About this book

About this book

An invitation to a secret meeting at a long-abandoned Scottish coal mine draws engineer James Starr into the depths of the "Black Indies," where forgotten tunnels and eerie silence hint at mysteries lurking beneath the earth’s surface.

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Contents

19 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CHAPTER II. ON THE ROAD
03CHAPTER III. THE DOCHART PIT
04CHAPTER IV. THE FORD FAMILY
05CHAPTER V. SOME STRANGE PHENOMENA
06CHAPTER VI. SIMON FORD’S EXPERIMENT
07CHAPTER VII. NEW ABERFOYLE
08CHAPTER VIII. EXPLORING
09CHAPTER IX. THE FIRE-MAIDENS
10CHAPTER X. COAL TOWN
11CHAPTER XI. HANGING BY A THREAD
12CHAPTER XII. NELL ADOPTED

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