
by Jules Verne
The Child of the Cavern follows engineer James Starr as he receives a letter from an old friend and co-worker, Simon Ford, requesting that he revisit a depleted coal mine in Scotland that he used to manage. Upon arriving, Starr finds the entire Ford family living in the mine, and Ford explains that a new coal vein has been located. Soon after Starr’s return, however, strange events start to occur, which seem to be supernatural. After a startling discovery, the characters continue to investigate these occurrences over the course of several years.
Selected chapters for typing
| I: Contradictory Letters | 9 Pages | |
| II: On the Road | 8 Pages | |
| III: The Dochart Pit | 12 Pages | |
| IV: The Ford Family | 10 Pages | |
| V: Some Strange Phenomena | 6 Pages | |
| VI: Simon Ford’s Experiment | 10 Pages | |
| VII: New Aberfoyle | 8 Pages | |
| VIII: Exploring | 10 Pages | |
| IX: The Fire-Maidens | 18 Pages | |
| X: Coal Town | 7 Pages | |
| XI: Hanging by a Thread | 11 Pages | |
| XII: Nell Adopted | 13 Pages | |
| XIII: On the Revolving Ladder | 9 Pages | |
| XIV: A Sunrise | 14 Pages | |
| XV: Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine | 5 Pages | |
| XVI: A Final Threat | 12 Pages | |
| XVII: The “Monk” | 12 Pages | |
| XVIII: Nell’s Wedding | 7 Pages | |
| XIX: The Legend of Old Silfax | 2 Pages |