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Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen — Jules Verne

Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen

Jules Verne

  • Adventure
  • Book language: English
  • 283 pages

Five Weeks in a Balloon is Jules Verne's first published adventure novel, in which three Englishmen cross Africa in a hydrogen balloon. Dr. Samuel Ferguson, his friend Dick Kennedy, and their servant Joe survey little-known regions and face various hazards along the way. It is worth hearing as an early example of Verne's blend of exploration, science and adventure.

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FIVE WEEKS IN A
BALLOON
Or,
Journeys And Discoveries In Africa By Three
Englishmen.
Compiled In French
By Jules Verne,
From The Original Notes Of Dr. Ferguson.
And Done Into English By
“William Lackland.”

CONTENTS
PUBLISHERS’ NOTE.
DETAILED CONTENTS.
FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON.
CHAPTER FIRST.
CHAPTER SECOND.
CHAPTER THIRD.
CHAPTER FOURTH.
CHAPTER FIFTH.
CHAPTER SIXTH.
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
CHAPTER NINTH.
CHAPTER TENTH.
CHAPTER ELEVENTH.
CHAPTER TWELFTH.
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.
CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.
CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH.
CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH.
CHAPTER NINETEENTH.
CHAPTER TWENTIETH.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH.

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH.
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH.
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH.
CHAPTER THIRTIETH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND.
CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH.
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH.
CHAPTER FORTIETH.
CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST.
CHAPTER FORTY-SECOND.
CHAPTER FORTY-THIRD.
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURTH.

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Contents

  1. FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON
  2. Or,
  3. Journeys And Discoveries In Africa By Three Englishmen.
  4. CONTENTS
  5. PUBLISHERS’ NOTE.
  6. DETAILED CONTENTS.
  7. FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON.
  8. CHAPTER FIRST.
  9. CHAPTER SECOND.
  10. CHAPTER THIRD.
  11. CHAPTER FOURTH.
  12. CHAPTER FIFTH.
  13. CHAPTER SIXTH.
  14. CHAPTER SEVENTH.
  15. CHAPTER EIGHTH.
  16. CHAPTER NINTH.
  17. CHAPTER TENTH.
  18. CHAPTER ELEVENTH.
  19. CHAPTER TWELFTH.
  20. CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
  21. CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
  22. CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.
  23. CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.
  24. CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH.
  25. CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH.
  26. CHAPTER NINETEENTH.
  27. CHAPTER TWENTIETH.
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND.
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD.

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