Download or read book Five Weeks In A Balloon By Jules Verne Annotated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-07 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book in the the_Extraordinary Voyages Series. Much more down to earth-figuratively, if not literally, than his later works, his heroes here encounter no lost civilizations, no anachronistic dinosaurs, and no extraordinary perils beyond that which actual explorers of the era might have met on a balloon voyage across the Dark Continent.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon Original Edition Annotated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863.
Download or read book Five Weeks In A Balloon Annotated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-07 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis written by Jules Verne and published by Golgotha Press. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Weeks in a Balloon was Jules Verne’s first published novel – he had adapted it from a work of non-fiction at the suggestion of his editor, Jules Hetzel. The novel was published in 1863, before successful balloon-air flight was accomplished. The story is pure adventure and typically Verne. It is not without its drawbacks – it is unpolished compared to some of Verne’s later works and the racism is difficult for today’s readers to accept. As a first adventure story, it was a testament as to what was to come from Verne – proving his publisher Hetzel had backed a winner. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-20 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel about the fortunes of a mining community called Aberfoyle which is near Stirling, Scotland. Miner James Starr, after receiving a letter from an old friend, leaves for the Aberfoyle mine. Although believed to be mined out a decade earlier, James Starr finds a mine overman, Simon Ford, along with his family living deep inside the mine. Simon Ford has found a large vein of coal in the mine but the characters must deal with mysterious and unexplainable happenings in and around the mine.
Download or read book Five Weeks In A Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2014 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Five Weeks In A Balloon" is an adventure novel that describes the journey of three men, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, Dick Kennedy and their servant Joe in a balloon in Africa. On their journey from East to West they face a lot of dangers, as well from natives as from animals and other things.
Download or read book Five Weeks In a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-01-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is Jules Verne's novel both acting as a travelogue of a fantastic balloon trip across Africa, but also it is a skewering of other such books of the day that glamorized such dangerous travel. Often, wealthy and somewhat naive travelers lost their lives when faced with the realities of "a simple little trip through Africa."Verne's voyagers set out in a balloon powered by water that is somehow turned into hydrogen to fill the gas bag. It also allows them to turn it into a hot air balloon at one point to make an escape.The voyagers face both blasé as well as dangerous natives, needlessly kill animals and see many incredible sights.If read as the satire Verne supposedly meant it to be, this is an amusing look at what little brains and loads of money can do for you. If looked at as being a serious work, it is an intriguing study of crossing the "belt" region of the entire African continent.
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Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne Early Classics of Science Fiction written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets. Public interest in fanciful tales of African exploration was at its height, and the book was an instant hit; it made Verne financially independent and got him a contract with Jules Hetzel's publishing house, which put out several dozen more works of his for over forty years afterward.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne Illustrated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M -, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotism: "England has always marched at the head of nations" (for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), "by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery." (General assent). "Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of her most glorious sons, will not reflect discredit on his origin."
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1869 Edition.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets.Public interest in fanciful tales of African exploration was at its height, and the book was an instant hit; it made Verne financially independent and got him a contract with Jules Hetzel's publishing house, which put out several dozen more works of his for over forty years afterward.
Download or read book FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON written by JULES VERNE and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON BY JULES VERNE KEY FEATURES OF THIS BOOK Unabridged original content Available in multiple formats: eBook, original paperback, large print paperback, hardcover and audiobook Proper paragraph formatting with Indented first lines and Justified Paragraphs Properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter The Copyright page has been placed at the end of the book, as to not impede the content and flow of the book. ABOUT THE BOOK: Original publication: 1863 Book 1 A scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard "Dick" Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African continent — still not fully explored — with the help of a balloon filled with hydrogen. The trip begins in Zanzibar on the east coast, and passes across Lake Victoria, Lake Chad, Agadez, Timbuktu, Djenné and Ségou to St Louis in modern-day Senegal on the west coast. The book describes the unknown interior of Africa near modern-day Central African Republic as a desert, when it is actually savanna. A good deal of the initial exploration is to focus on the finding of the source of the Nile. The second leg is to link up the other explorers. There are numerous scenes of adventure, composed of either a conflict with a native or a conflict with the environment, including Rescuing a missionary from tribal sacrifice, running out of water while stranded without a wind over the Sahara, an attack on the balloon by bearded vultures, rescuing Joe later, and narrowly escaping the remnants of a militant army as the balloon dwindles to nothingness with the loss of hydrogen. Chapters 44 Words: 91,000 This book is great for schools, teachers and students or for the casual reader, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic literary library ABOUT US: At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. With more than 500 book listings, we specialize in publishing classic books and have been publishing books since 2014. Enjoy!
Download or read book A Voyage in a Balloon Annotated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction." Amongst his other works are From the Earth to the Moon (1867), Five Weeks in a Balloon (1869), The Fur Country; or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude (1873), The Blockade Runners (1874), The Field of Ice (1875), The Mysterious Island (1875), Facing the Flag (1879), and An Antarctic Mystery (1899).
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon Illustrated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1863.
Download or read book Around the World in Eighty Days Annotated written by Jules Verne and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-22 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the World in Eighty Days is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,242,900 in 2019)set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works
