Five Weeks in a Balloon (Phoenix Classics)

by Jules Verne, Phoenix Classics

Overview

This book contains several tables of HTML content to make reading easier. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788826446707
Publisher:	Phoenix Classics
Publication date:	06/03/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	286
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris