Jules Verne - Adventure Novel

https://theoviebooks.wordpress.com/ First published in 1863, this is Verne’s first novel in a series which would be later called Les Voyages Extraordinaires. The novel includes many of the ingredients of Verne’s later work, with plot twists of adventure, blended with technical, geographic and historic description. The book concerns the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, making the work even more popular for readers. Five Weeks in a Balloon tells the story of scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, who is accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard “Dick” Kennedy. They set out to travel across the African continent with the help of a hot-air balloon filled with hydrogen. Translated by William Lackland Jules Verne, was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France and died March 24, 1905 in Amiens, prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. First published 1863 Ovi magzine publishing September 2023