The Children of Captain Grant

In Five Acts and Thirteen Scenes

by

Jules Verne and Adolphe D’Ennery

Translated and adapted by

Frank J. Morlock (ca. 2004)

This play is dedicated to Jean-Michel Margot
for enthusing me for Verne's plays
and assisting me in obtaining this and other rare Verne texts.

Translation and Adaptation Copyright © 2005 by Frank J. Morlock

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Prolog: Scene I. The Shipwreck.
Act I: Scene II. Castle Malcolm.
Act II: Scene III. The Yacht “Duncan”.; Scene IV. The Hill of Anturo.; Scene V. The Earthquake.
Act III: Scene VI. A Posada.; Scene VII. The Golden Festivals of Valparaiso.
Act IV: Scene VIII. An Australian Forest.; Scene IX. The mouth of the Murray.; Scene X. Whale fishing.
Act V: Scene XI. Balker Island.; Scene XII.; Scene XIII. The Midnight Sun.

Characters:

Paganel
Burch
Harry Grant
Lord Glenorvan
Ayrton
Bob
Thalcave
Mulray
Wilson
Forster
Dick
The Guide

An Officer
An Innkeeper
First Sailor
Second Sailor
A Servant
A Waiter
Miss Arabella
James Grant
Mary Grant
Robert Grant
Elmira
Sailors, Naval Officers, Convicts, etc.