The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island The Mysterious Island () is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and "In Search of the Castaways", though its themes are vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled "Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson," seen as indicating the influence of the novels "Robinson Crusoe" and "The Swiss Family Robinson". Verne
Oscar and the Lady in Pink (novel) of Mamie Rose. Oscar and the Lady in Pink (novel) Oscar and the Lady in Pink (French: "Oscar et la dame rose") is a novel of Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, the third chapter of the series « "Cycle de l'invisible" », published in 2002. The book is composed of letters by a boy of ten years old, who address them to God. They are encouraged by "Mamie Rose," the Lady in Pink of the title, who visits him in hospital in the pink uniform worn by volunteers on the children's ward. The letters describe twelve days in the life of Oscar and