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Five weeks in a balloon book
Five weeks in a balloon book









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five weeks in a balloon book

We reserve the right to deny entry if these limits are exceeded. One adult may bring a maximum of three children with them. It documents an apocryphal jaunt across the continent of Africa in a hydrogen balloon designed by the omniscient, imperturbable and ever capable Dr Fergusson, the prototype of the Vernian adventurer.During public hours, children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over. The dour Fogg’s obsession with his timetable is complemented by the dynamism and versatility of his French manservant, Passepartout, whose talent for getting into scrapes brings colour and suspense to the race against time.įive Weeks in a Balloon (1863) was Verne’s first novel.

five weeks in a balloon book

This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns, chosen from among the sixty-four titles of Les Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne’s pioneering contribution to the canon of modern science fiction.Īround the World in Eighty Days (1873) relates the hair-raising journey made as a wager by the Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg, who succeeds – but only just! – in circling the globe within eighty days. Jules Verne (1828-1905) possessed that rare storyteller’s gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader’s allegiance and trust. Translations are by Paul Desages (Around the World in Eighty Days) and Arthur Chambers (Five Weeks in a Balloon). With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal.











Five weeks in a balloon book