About this audiobook
A damaged message from a shipwreck reaches Lord Glenarvan, suggesting that Captain Grant may still be alive. The surviving fragments offer a clue to his location without identifying it precisely. Glenarvan and his wife decide to organise a search, joined by the missing captain's children, Mary and Robert. For them, the expedition holds the hope of seeing their father again.
The search takes the travellers through South America, Australia and New Zealand. Incomplete information must be interpreted afresh, and each theory tested on the journey. Geographical knowledge helps them choose a direction but cannot remove danger, uncertainty or the possibility of error. Courage and resourcefulness matter, as does the willingness to trust one another.
Jules Verne combines an adventure driven by a mystery with curiosity about landscapes and the wider world. The story explores loyalty, cooperation and perseverance when the rescue of another person becomes a shared purpose.
