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 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.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
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 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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781627936323 |
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Publisher: | Start Classics |
Publication date: | 11/08/2013 |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 269 |
File size: | 394 KB |
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