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Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863. It is the first novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a story line full of adventure and plot twists that keep the reader's ...
- Jules Verne
- 1863
Jul 27, 2021 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of Five Weeks in a Balloon, by Jules Verne This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
The first Extraordinary Voyages, Five Weeks in a Baloon, opened one of the world's most widely read literary series. For this first trip, Jules Verne takes us to Africa, then an unexplored continent, to bring Doctor Fergusson across the continent from east to west onboard a simple balloon, the only means of air transport.
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Nov 1, 2002 · Balloons -- Fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. 3526: Release Date: Nov 1, 2002: Most Recently Updated: Jul 27, 2021: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 500 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
Feb 21, 2024 · Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an 1863 novel by Jules Verne. It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic ...
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Five Weeks in a Balloon Page 01. FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON; OR, JOURNEYS AND DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA. BY THREE ENGLISHMEN. COMPILED IN FRENCH. BY JULES VERNE, FROM THE ORIGINAL NOTES OF DR. FERGUSON. AND DONE INTO ENGLISH BY "WILLIAM LACKLAND." PUBLISHERS' NOTE. "Five Weeks in a Balloon" is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel.
