Five Weeks in a Balloon (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
Five Weeks in a Balloon
By Jules Verne
Translated by Frederick Paul Walter
Edited by Arthur Evans
Narrated by Graham Scott
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.
Customer Reviews
A product of its time
One of my least favorite from Verne. As with “20,000 Leagues”, this book is geared more to a 19th century audience that saw Africa as an unexplored wonder, and whose readers will be more enchanted by the new and changing geography narrated throughout the novel.
I just found it a bit boring at times. And tedious. Oddly, I absolutely loved “Around the World in 80 days.”