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Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (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... Read Full Overview

Five Weeks in a Balloon, written by Jules Verne in 1863, is a thrilling adventure novel that takes readers on an extraordinary journey across uncharted African landscapes. Set during a time when much of the African continent remained a mystery to Europeans, the novel... Read Full Overview

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From this island the latest expedition, sent by way of the great lakes to explorethe sources of the Nile, had just set out.But it would be well to indicate what explorations Dr. Ferguson hoped to linktogether. The two principal ones were those of Dr. Barth in 1849, and ofLieutenants... Read Full Overview

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Five Weeks in a Balloon is an adventure 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... Read Full Overview

Primera novela de Julio Verne, en donde aparecen ya los ingredientes de lo que ser su futura obra, mezclando h bilmente una intriga plagada de aventuras y sobresaltos de todo tipo y descripciones t cnicas, geogr ficas e hist ricas. El libro lleva a cabo un resumen de las exploraciones... Read Full Overview

Este relato ostenta el orgullo de ser la primera obra del ciclo que el propio Julio Verne titul "Viajes extraordinarios" y rene ya la mayor parte de los elementos que han hecho de su autor un clsico indiscutible. Cuando Verne acab "Cinco semanas en globo" (1862) era muy conciente... Read Full Overview

La fin d'un discours tr s applaudi. - Pr sentation du docteur Samuel Fergusson. - Excelsior. - Portrait en pied du docteur. - Un fataliste convaincu. - D ner au Traveller's club . - Nombreux toasts de circonstance. Il y avait une grande affluence d'auditeurs, le 14 janvier 1862,... Read Full Overview

Il y avait une grande affluence d'auditeurs, le 14 janvier 1862, la s ance de la Soci t royale g ographique de Londres, Waterloo place, 3. Le pr sident, Sir Francis M..., faisait ses honorables coll gues une importante communication dans un discours fr quemment interrompu... Read Full Overview

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Tenter de traverser l'Afrique d'est en ouest par la voie des airs, pr tendre survoler dans... Read Full Overview

Considered Vernes's first success, this book is known for its scientific authenticity and fanciful adventure. The story begins with a scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his employee and a hunter, who take a hot air balloon voyage across the African continent... Read Full Overview

Cuando Verne acaba Cinco semanas en globo (1862) es muy consciente de hacer creado una novela de una forma nueva. Al modo de Edgar Allan Por, aplica los principios narrativos que le permiten mantener tensa y en suspenso la trama. Con un lenguaje apropiado y entretejido en una... Read Full Overview

El doctor Samuel Fergusson, sabio y explorador ingl s, acompa ado por su criado Joe y por su amigo Dick Kennedy, decide atravesar el continente africano, que hasta ese momento s lo era conocido de modo fragmentario, usando un globo hinchado con hidr geno. Un dispositivo de su... Read Full Overview