Project Gutenberg 2014-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 131 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Les Indes noires. Finnish Hiilikaivoksessa Produced by Juha Kiuru and Tapio Riikonen "Hiilikaivoksessa" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around James Starr, an engineer who once ran the now-empty Dochart coal mine in Aberfoyle, Scotland, and his recollections of past work and friendships while dealing with a recent mysterious communication that prompts him to revisit the mine. The book examines themes of exploration, industrial change, and the nature of progress in a rapidly evolving society. At the start of the novel, James Starr receives two contrasting letters that invoke his curiosity and concern about his past in the coal mining industry. The first letter, from his old acquaintance Simon Ford, invites him to visit the mine for a potentially important revelation, while the second cryptically instructs him not to worry about the first. Driven by nostalgia and a sense of duty, Starr prepares for his journey, reflecting on his long career at the mine and the impact of its closure. As he embarks on this journey, the narrative hints at deep-seated mysteries surrounding the coal mines and the people connected to them, setting the stage for Starr's exploration of both personal history and industrial secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Coal mines and mining -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Adventure stories Civilization, Subterranean -- Fiction Fantasy fiction, French Imaginary places PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 377068 2025-06-22T20:23:57.792427 text/html 376894 376818 2024-10-19T15:59:52.208649 2023-09-20T11:12:36.660364 text/html text/html 203838 2025-06-22T20:24:14.838917 application/epub+zip 208740 2025-06-22T20:24:05.742930 application/epub+zip 208740 2025-06-22T20:24:00.419483 application/epub+zip 409618 2025-06-22T20:24:22.618837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390675 2025-06-22T20:24:14.006847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361693 2022-09-21T11:32:49.677022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337111 2025-06-22T20:23:57.200442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317460 2024-10-24T11:17:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13427 2025-06-22T20:24:22.762823 application/rdf+xml 15480 2025-06-22T20:24:04.988894 image/jpeg 3816 2025-06-22T20:24:04.705434 image/jpeg 205339 2025-06-22T20:23:57.826453 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia