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| Title | : | Five Weeks in a Balloon (Extraordinary Voyages, #1) |
| Author | : | Jules Verne |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 432 pages |
| Published | : | August 1st 2006 by 1st World Library - Literary Society (first published 1863) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Adventure. Science Fiction. Cultural. France. Fantasy. European Literature. French Literature |
Jules Verne
Hardcover | Pages: 432 pages Rating: 3.77 | 19141 Users | 462 Reviews
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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. This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotism: "England has always marched at the head of nations" (for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), "by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery." (General assent). "Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of her most glorious sons, will not reflect discredit on his origin." ("No, indeed!" from all parts of the hall.)
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| Original Title: | Cinq semaines en ballon |
| ISBN: | 1421820609 (ISBN13: 9781421820606) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Joe Gillayley, Samuel Fergusson, Dick Kennedy |
| Setting: | London, England,1862(United Kingdom) |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 19141 Users | 462 ReviewsCriticism Epithetical Books Five Weeks in a Balloon (Extraordinary Voyages, #1)
I'm practicing my French with the help of this Jules Verne novel and a French-to-English dictionary. Both are on my Kindle, and they are connected to each other to make it easy to learn new vocabulary. I began reading on Dec. 20, 2009.Listening to audiobook downloaded from Hoopla. Since it becomes overdue today, returning it to the library incomplete on 3/18/18. Completed thru chapter 6 (about 10%, I think). This is a Libravox recording with an amateur narrator. So I am struggling to enjoy the text (one of Verne's earliest) but I find the narrator's voice somewhat monotonous. This is going to be a long haul to the end (on some other day!)
I really enjoyed this book. Sure, it had it's problems. The plot was a bit formulaic, and the charactersweren't all that deep and fleshed out. But it was fun, and entertaining.Don't be put of by comments of racist language, although that is certainly scattered throughout the book. But this book was also published in 1862, and so is a product of it's times, and you have to take that into account when readingit.
A fairly solid entry in the Verne catalogue. He does manage to make a balloon trip more interesting than i expected.There's also a lot of information concerning the history of african exploration which was informative as always with verne.I don't have enough science knowledge to support or pick apart vernes version of a balloon but its not your standard hot air type used today.Our three main characters all well drawn and there's some humour to be had in their personalities. The first half seemed
Some thrilling scenes of old-fashioned adventure can't make up for the frequent dull sections, tedious dialogue, and out-of-date racial notions. This book did not age well, and frankly there are much better Jules Verne novels that you can read.
3.5/5 stars As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome. Pros of reading a Victorian Era classic ♦ Complicated vocabulary, detailed descriptions and lots of facts about the time period. Now, if you didn't know, I happen to be an avid fan of everything Victorian, because it is an era that really intrigues me, something that means reading this was a big plus for me. ♦ Really progressive science facts. All of the books Jules Verne has written are
The first book written by Jules Verne and the first in Extraordinary Voyages series that I began reading. It isn't bad but also not a great read that one would expect from an adventures book by famous Jules Verne. I hope the next ones that I will read will be more exciting.Three man decide to fly across Africa in a balloon. This is a science fiction for that time and I don't know much about balloons to see how close to reality it was. The descriptions made it seem very realistic which is
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