Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne
"Five Weeks in a Balloon" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel published in 1863. Dr. Samuel Fergusson, his manservant Joe, and professional hunter Richard Kennedy set out to cross unexplored Africa in a hydrogen balloon with a revolutionary altitude-control mechanism. Their journey from Zanzibar to Senegal aims to link the expeditions of famous explorers while searching for the source of the Nile. The travelers face hostile tribes, environmental dangers, and dramatic
conflicts as they navigate the mysterious continent through perseverance and fortunate timing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Cinq semaines en ballon. English |
| Title |
Five Weeks in a Balloon Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen |
| Original Publication | New York : Appleton & Co., 1869 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon |
| Note |
Publisher's note: "Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original notes of Dr. Ferguson; and done into English by "William Lackland." Dr. Ferguson is the fictional protagonist. William Lackland is the pseudonym of the anonymous translator, used by the New York publisher for this 1869 edition, as archived at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, cf.: www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/imagegalaxy_imageDetail.cfm?id_image=7666 |
| Credits | Judy Boss and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Africa -- Fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Balloons -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3526 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2002 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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