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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 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

First complete English translation of Verne's debut novel from 1863

One of the great "first novels" in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and... Read Full Overview

Un gran cl?sico de Julio Verne en una cuidada edici?n actualizada, ilustrada y adaptada.

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

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

The debut novel from Jules Verne, originally published in 1870. This is the work that established his reputation. Originally planned for a children's magazine, this story about traveling in balloons across Africa resonates in Verne's later works and contains all his fondly remembered... Read Full Overview

Un savant et explorateur, le Dr Samuel Fergusson, accompagn de son serviteur Joe et son ami chasseur professionnel Richard "Dick" Kennedy, d cident de survoler l'Afrique orientale, de Zanzibar aux sources du Nil - pas encore totalement explor e - bord d'un ballon gonfl ... Read Full Overview