De Reis naar de Maan in 28 dagen en 12 uren by Jules Verne
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"De Reis naar de Maan in 28 Dagen en 12 Uren" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the ambitious plans of the Gun Club, a group of American artillery enthusiasts who, after the Civil War, seek to launch a projectile to the moon. The main character, Impey Barbicane, proposes this audacious project which ignites excitement and enthusiasm among the members
of the club and across the nation. The opening of this thrilling tale introduces the Gun Club, established during the American Civil War and now facing the tedium of peace. Dissatisfied with the lack of explosive creativity, the members engage in spirited discussions about their war inventions. Barbicane eventually proposes an extraordinary venture: to create a massive cannon capable of sending a projectile to the moon. This proposal stirs up fervor among the club members and the surrounding community, setting the stage for a grand adventure filled with engineering feats, national pride, and the quest for scientific progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Evangeline, 1806-1877 |
| Uniform Title | De la Terre à la Lune. Dutch |
| Title | De Reis naar de Maan in 28 dagen en 12 uren |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Space flight to the moon -- Fiction |
| Subject | Moon -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space ships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Manned space flight -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27309 |
| Release Date | Nov 21, 2008 |
| Last Update | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4925 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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