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In Search of the Castaways (French: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit. 'The Children of Captain Grant') is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne , published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel , contains illustrations by Édouard Riou .
In Search of the Castaways was a commercial success. Upon its initial release, it earned $4.9 million in North American theatrical rentals. [ 12 ] It was one of the 12 most popular movies at the British box office in 1963.
Jacques Eliacin François Marie Paganel is one of the main characters in Jules Verne's 1867-68 novel In Search of the Castaways (original title Les Enfants du capitaine Grant). Paganel represents the absent-minded professor stock character. [citation needed] Verne gives a memorable characterisation of his hero:
Tom Ayrton is a fictional character who appears in two novels by French author Jules Verne.He is first introduced as a major character in the novel In Search of the Castaways (1867–1868).
Jules Gabriel Verne (/ v ɜːr n /; [1] [2] French: [ʒyl ɡabʁijɛl vɛʁn]; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) [3] was a French novelist, poet and playwright.. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, [3] a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues ...
Lord Glenarvan is a fictional character that appears in Jules Verne's 1868 novel In Search of the Castaways and then briefly appears in The Mysterious Island (1875). He is a wealthy Scottish noble married to Lady Glenarvan.
Walt Disney adaptation based on the book of the same name. 1960 In Search of the Castaways: Robert Stevenson: Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier, George Sanders, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Anderson Jr. Walt Disney adaptation based on the book of the same name. 1962 Lord of the Flies: Peter Brook: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin and Hugh Edwards
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