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."
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Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon Illustrated written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 interest through 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 written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first novel in which Verne perfected the "ingredients" of his later work in the series, 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 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 Jules Verne ILLUSTRATED written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 203 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. ( Published in English1869) . 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 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 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 written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne A scholar, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend Richard "Dick" Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African continent - still not fully explored - with the help of a hot-air balloon filled with hydrogen.
Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 2002-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 themes.
Download or read book The Best of Jules Verne written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great adventure stories in this volume take you, literally, as their titles state, around the world, to the center of the earth and through the skies above. These three books created characters and ideas which have stimulated and entertained countless readers since they first appeared. - Jacket cover
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 Illustrated First Edition written by Jules Verne and published by SeaWolf Press. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 296 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 written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Weeks in a Balloon, 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 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!
