Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery by Jules Verne

GODFREY MORGAN tells the story of a young student and adventurer Godfrey Morgan and his teacher who are shipwrecked on a deserted island.  There they must learn to survive the elements and hostile native with the help of a freed African slave, Carefinotu.

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author who, along with British writer H. G. Wells, is considered to be one of the founders of the science fiction genre.  Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater  travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author of all time, only behind Agatha Christie.  A number of his books have been made in films several times.