Jules Verne Five Weeks in a Balloon

by Jules Verne, Robert Schoolcraft (Illustrator), Robert Schoolcraft (Translator)

Overview

After Journey to the Center of the Earth and a journey Around the Word in 80 Days, MS BookS Publishing proudly presents for your reading enjoyment: Five Weeks in a Balloon —a journey of discovery in Africa by three Englishmen; Doctor Ferguson, his friend Kennedy and his valet Joe undertake the crossing of the African continent in a balloon. The reader learns the geography of Africa and the history of its main explorers and follows, along the way, a course of aerostation. Five Weeks in a Balloon launched Jules Verne in 1863 into a famous and well-respected career, writing prescient literature loved worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781078758161
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/27/2019
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.72(d)

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