The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a book which answered all their questions, and which they often consulted.


The Mysterious Island: The Secret of the Island (ed. 1876)

Jules Verne Quotes

The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a...

The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a...

The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a...

The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a...