Extraordinary Voyages

Underground City; Or, The Black Indies

by Jules Verne

A Scottish coal mine thought exhausted reveals a vast new seam and an underground town built beside a subterranean lake, haunted by someone who wants it closed again. Verne’s tribute to miners and to the romance of the depths.

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Reading time

About 2 hr 55 min

Where to find it

The Verne rooms

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #1355. In the public domain in the United States.