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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
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Release Date : 2017-11-09
Five Weeks In A Balloon Translated And Illustrated written by Jules Verne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-09 with categories.
Jules Verne has been acknowledged --for 150 years -- as one of the founders of the science fiction story telling genre; but, curiously enough, over a century ago readers knew him as the most popular writer of a kind of literature cataloged under the name of Travel Novel; the purpose of those who cultivated the genre was as much to teach as to entertain. However, Jules Verne went beyond the Travel Novel and became the most accredited representative of the Scientific Novel, which he further developed into the Science Fiction Novel. It would be pointless to ask Jules Verne if he brought science into the context of the novel or simply introduced the novel in the field of science; his enthusiasm led him from one genre to the other, and his creativity, his fertility did the rest. Jules Verne was the first, at least in France, to use the marvelous scientist as main character; an element of his story-telling that especially established his enormous success.After Journey to the Center of the Earth and 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. I have mentioned in previous forewords that I aspire to give verbatim translations of these classic books, because, when I read Jules Verne I want to read Jules Verne's words. However, this book, Verne's first published work, has some rough edges; in the original text were found trying words, commonly used in 19th Century literature, but today ripe with condescension --bigoted words-- that wisdom and the emancipation of the human mind would today find offensive. In the past, the word Negro was too often used to describe African natives, as the word Indian described American natives. Such terms lack universal sensibility and are inaccurate, so I translated using accurate terminology, in no way condescending. What is true of the native people of the American continent such as Inuits, Haudenosaunee, Aztec... is also true of the native people of the African continent with a wide range of culture, language and skin tones in a highly diverse population of Egyptians, Ethiopians, Zambians... I must be honest with the reader and admit that translating this book was somewhat like walking through a minefield of dangerously inappropriate expressions, which at times made me wince. That said, while staying true to Verne's narrative I employed appropriate, accurate words and treated the African natives with all due respect. After all, as Voltaire once wrote: All nations have not always been civilized; all nations were for a long time uncivilized --savage; and in the infinite number of revolutions, which this globe has experienced, the human race has sometimes been thriving, sometimes crumbling. What is now happening to the elephants, the lions, and the tigers, has in the past happened to the human race. At the time when a country was sparsely populated, the habit of feeding on what they had killed made it easy for them to treat their enemies as their deer and wild boars. It was superstition that made humans immolate human victims, but it was necessity that made them eat each other.Enjoy Five Weeks in a Balloon.
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Author : Jules Verne
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Release Date : 2021-09-06
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Jules Verne's first "Extraordinary Voyage". This hardcover edition features the "William Lackland" translation, and 79 of Edouard Riou and Henri De Montaut's original illustrations. Compiled, typeset, and published by Phineas Greene.
Five Weeks In A Balloon Or Journeys And Discoveries In Africa Three Englishmen
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Author : Jules Verne
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Release Date : 2022-08-17
Five Weeks In A Balloon Or Journeys And Discoveries In Africa Three Englishmen written by Jules Verne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-17 with categories.
One of the great "first novels" in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne's farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become the author's "Extraordinary Voyages" series. It tells the tale of a 4,000-mile balloon trip over the mysterious continent of Africa, a trip that wouldn't actually take place until well into the next century. Fusing adventure, comedy, and science fiction, Five Weeks has all the key ingredients of classic Verne: sly humor and cheeky characters, an innovative scientific invention, a tangled plot that's full of suspense and surprise, and visions of an unknown realm. As part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series, this critical edition features extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography. Five Weeks in a Balloon will be a prized addition to libraries and science fiction reading lists, and a must-read for Verne fans and steampunk connoisseurs.
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Author : Jules Verne
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Release Date : 1869
Five Weeks In A Balloon written by Jules Verne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1869 with Africa categories.
Five Weeks In A Balloon Annotated
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
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Release Date : 2020-10-24
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FREDERICK PAUL WALTER'S new translation of Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon is the latest in a distinguished series of Wesleyan University Press editions of Verne's novels. Delightful illustrations of the original Parisian edition of 1863 generously decorate the beautifully produced volume. Walter's adroit translation captures the verve and pace of Verne's French, bringing this classic to life in English in a way that -- as with much of Verne's work -- previous translations have fallen sadly short of accomplishing.Walter's readable, welcoming introduction and explanatory notes, a full bibliography of Verne's work and of selected secondary sources and criticism, a brief biography of Verne, and a "Gallery of Heroes" identifying the many explorers, travel writers, and other 19th-century figures referenced in the novel supplement the text. In short, this new edition makes a classic piece of French speculative fiction accessible to English readers in an admirably attractive and usable way.Five Weeks in a Balloon, Verne's first great commercial success, was one of his most enduringly popular novels. It has perhaps been overshadowed, at least in the Anglophone world, by some of his better-known later works such as Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and The Mysterious Island.
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-07-19
Five Weeks In A Balloon written by Anonymous and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-19 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Five Weeks In A Balloon
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-30
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One of the great “first novels” in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America’s leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne’s farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become the author’s "Extraordinary Voyages" series. It tells the tale of a 4,000-mile balloon trip over the mysterious continent of Africa, a trip that wouldn’t actually take place until well into the next century. Fusing adventure, comedy, and science fiction, Five Weeks has all the key ingredients of classic Verne: sly humor and cheeky characters, an innovative scientific invention, a tangled plot that’s full of suspense and surprise, and visions of an unknown realm. As part of the Early Classics of Science Fiction series, this critical edition features extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography. Five Weeks in a Balloon will be a prized addition to libraries and science fiction reading lists, and a must-read for Verne fans and steampunk connoisseurs.
The Jules Verne Encyclopedia
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Author : Brian Taves
language : en
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Release Date : 1996
The Jules Verne Encyclopedia written by Brian Taves and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is a reference work on the novelist Jules Verne, one of the most important literary figures of all time. An in-depth listing of all English language versions of his novels is included.
Complete Works Of Jules Verne Illustrated A Jorney To The Centre Of The Earth From The Earth To The Moon The Floating Island The Children Of Capitan Grant Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Release Date : 2021-02-01
Complete Works Of Jules Verne Illustrated A Jorney To The Centre Of The Earth From The Earth To The Moon The Floating Island The Children Of Capitan Grant Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea written by Jules Verne and has been published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-01 with Fiction categories.
Jules Verne, a 19th-century French author, is famed for such revolutionary science-fiction novels as “Around the World in Eighty Days” and “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”. He has sometimes been called the "Father of Science Fiction", a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. In all, Verne authored more than 60 books (most notably the 54 novels comprising the “Voyages Extraordinaires”), as well as dozens of plays, short stories and librettos. He conjured hundreds of memorable characters and imagined countless innovations years before their time, including the submarine, space travel, terrestrial flight and deep-sea exploration. Verne is generally considered a major literary author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. Some of the works appear only in their original French texts, due to copyright restrictions. Table of Contents The Novels FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON PARIS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON THE FLOATING ISLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS THE CHILDREN OF CAPTAIN GRANT In Search of the Castaways or The Children of Captain Grant New Zealand In Search of the Castaways New Zealand AROUND THE MOON TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA A FLOATING CITY THE ADVENTURES OF THREE ENGLISHMEN AND THREE RUSSIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA THE FUR COUNTRY AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND THE SURVIVORS OF THE CHANCELLOR MICHAEL STROGOFF THE COURIER OF THE CZAR OFF ON A COMET THE UNDERGROUND CITY DICK SAND: A CAPTAIN AT FIFTEEN THE BEGUM’S FORTUNE TRIBULATIONS OF A CHINAMAN IN CHINA THE STEAM HOUSE EIGHT HUNDRED LEAGUES ON THE AMAZON THE GREEN RAY THE SCHOOL FOR ROBINSONS KERABAN THE INFLEXIBLE KERABAN THE INFLEXIBLE OR ADVENTURES IN THE EUXINE THE ARCHIPELAGO ON FIRE THE STAR OF THE SOUTH MATHIAS SANDORF ROBUR THE CONQUEROR THE LOTTERY TICKET THE FLIGHT TO FRANCE THE WRECK OF THE CYNTHIA NORTH AGAINST SOUTH TWO YEARS HOLIDAY THE PURCHASE OF THE NORTH POLE FAMILY WITHOUT A NAME CESAR CASCABEL THE CARPATHIAN CASTLE CLAUDIUS BOMBARNAC FOUNDLING MICK THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN ANTIFER FACING THE FLAG CLOVIS DARDENTOR THE SPHINX OF THE ICE FIELDS THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM OF NANTUCKET by Edgar Allan Poe NARRATIVE OF A. GORDON PYM THE SUPER ORINOCO LE SUPERBE ORÉNOQUE THE WILL OF AN ECCENTRIC SECOND FATHERLAND SECONDE PATRIE PREFACE THE VILLAGE IN THE TREETOPS LE VILLAGE AÉRIEN THE YARNS OF JEAN-MARIE CABIDOULIN LES HISTOIRES DE JEAN-MARIE CABIDOULIN THE KIP BROTHERS LES FRÈRES KIP TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS BOURSES DE VOYAGE DEUXIÈME PARTIE MASTER OF THE WORLD A DRAMA IN LIVONIA UN DRAME EN LIVONIE INVASION OF THE SEA L’INVASION DE LA MER THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD LE PHARE DU BOUT DU MONDE THE GOLDEN VOLCANO LE VOLCAN D’OR THE THOMPSON AGENCY AND CO. L’AGENCE THOMPSON AND CO. THE CHASE OF THE GOLDEN METEOR THE DANUBE PILOT THE SURVIVORS OF THE ‘JONATHAN’ THE SECRET OF WILHELM STORITZ ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF THE BARSAC MISSION The Short Stories MARTIN PAZ THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS DR. OX AND OTHER STORIES MASTER ZACHARIUS A DRAMA IN THE AIR A WINTER AMID THE ICE THE FORTIETH FRENCH ASCENT OF MONT BLANC BY PAUL VERNE FRRITT-FLACC YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW LE HUMBUG AU XXIXe SIECLE L’ÉTERNEL ADAM A DRAMA IN MEXICO THE MUTINEERS OF THE BOUNTY IN THE YEAR 2889 IN THE YEAR 2889 AN EXPRESS OF THE FUTURE The Poetry VERNE’S POETRY À la morphine Sonnet La Cloche du soir Sonnet Connaissez-vous mon Andalouse La Fille de l’air À Herminie Le Génie Sonnet Hésitation À une jeune personne à la noble tournure, aux yeux grands et noirs. J’aime ces doux oiseaux Lorsque la douce nuit La Lune Sonnet La Mort Sonnet La Nuit Ô toi, que mon amour profond À Herminie. Quand par le dur hiver Sonnet Le Silence dans une église Sonnet La Vapeur Sonnet Vous êtes jeune et belle Sonnet The Plays VERNE’S PLAYS ONZE JOURS DE SIÈGE MICHEL STROGOFF The Non-Fiction I. THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD II. THE GREAT NAVIGATORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY III. THE GREAT EXPLORERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Five Weeks In A Balloon Illustrated
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Author : Jules Verne
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Release Date : 2020-09-03
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There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M -, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause.