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Tři muži, Vasquez, Felipe a Moriz jsou ponecháni jako strážci nového majáku na malém Státním ostrově (Isla de los Estados) v Atlantickém oceánu asi dvě stě kilometrů severovýchodně od Hornova mysu s příslibem, že budou za tři měsíce vystřídáni.

Jenomže ostrov má ještě jiné obyvatele, a to bandu pirátů vedenou mužem jménem Kongre. Ostrov jim slouží jako tajná skrýš pro uloupenou kořist. Piráti Felipeho a Morize zavraždí, zmocní se majáku a Vasquez je nucen uprchnout do nitra ostrova. Brzy kvůli nefunkčnosti majáku ztroskotá u ostrova loď, ze které se jako jediný zachrání vrchní kormidelník John Davis. Vasquez se s ním domluví, že se společně pirátům pomstí.

Sydamerika, Argentina, Isla de los Estados, ca 1850
Indeholder "1. Fyret tændes", "2. På den øde og forladte ø", "3. De tre fyrvogtere", "4. Mellem sørøvere og vragplyndrere", "5. Briggen 'Maule'", "6. I Elgor-bugten", "7. I hulen", "8. 'Maule's havari udbedres", "9. Hvad Vasques oplevede", "10. Strandingen ", "11. Vasques får sig en ny ven og kammerat", "12. Vraget plyndres", "13. Der bødes på skaden", "14. Med kniv og krudt", "15. Nu tændes fyret atter", "16. Den straffende hånd".

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Written in 1905, Lighthouse at the End of the World is a novel of both survival and revenge. In the 1850s the Argentine navy built a lighthouse at Isla de los Estados, located on the southern tip of South America, near the Magellan Strait that connects the Atlantic and the Pacific. Three lighthouse keepers are left on the island to protect the world's ships in the dangerous and stormy seas surrounding the island. Unknown to them, a gang of pirates is also stranded on the island, lead by an evil man named Kongre. After killing two of the lighthouse keepers, the remaining man named Vasquez is forced to hide alone in the wilderness, hoping the returning ship will come back and save him. During a particularly bad storm the pirates draw in an American ship, killing all on board except the First Officer, John Davis. Vasquez and Davis team up to try to capture the pirates.

Verne’s novel paints a gripping picture of intrigue and heroism. You can see the beginnings of the modern action novel in this short book. Written at the end of his life, Lighthouse was revised by his son, and is not considered one of his best works. I thought it was a really good book that completely captured my attention. The author excelled in capturing the turbulent atmosphere of an island at the end of the world.
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Wikipedia: The Lighthouse at the End of the World (French: Le Phare du bout du monde) is an adventure novel by French author Jules Verne. Verne wrote the first draft in 1901.[1] It was first published posthumously in 1905. The plot of the novel involves piracy in the South Atlantic during the mid-19th century, with a theme of survival in extreme circumstances, and events centering on an isolated lighthouse. Verne was inspired by the real lighthouse at the Isla de los Estados, Argentina, near Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn.

The novel was adapted into the 1971 movie, The Light at the Edge of the World.