Project Gutenberg 2006-08-20 Public domain in the USA. 143 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Cinq Semaines En Ballon. Dutch Vijf weken in een luchtballon Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Weeks_in_a_Balloon Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijf_weken_in_een_luchtballon Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Vijf weken in een luchtballon" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around the adventurous journey of Dr. Samuel Ferguson, a determined explorer who devises a remarkable plan to traverse the African continent in a hot air balloon. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of the scientific excitement of the era, highlighting themes of exploration, ambition, and the human spirit's quest to conquer the unknown. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Dr. Ferguson during an enthusiastic meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in London, where he receives support for his audacious expedition. Following his charismatic introduction, he proposes to traverse Africa from east to west in a balloon, gaining both intrigue and skepticism from his peers. Ferguson's loyal friend, Dick Kennedy, initially expresses deep concern over the feasibility and safety of the plan but ultimately finds himself embroiled in the adventure as the preparations for the journey unfold. Thus, the opening sets the stage for a thrilling expedition that combines scientific exploration with the unpredictability of the vast African wilderness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Science fiction Africa -- Fiction Adventure stories Balloons -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 622767 2025-08-08T07:36:55.088086 text/html 634962 2006-08-20T07:23:14 text/html 8738158 2025-08-08T07:37:04.807035 application/epub+zip 8750793 2025-08-08T07:36:57.639083 application/epub+zip 400013 2025-08-08T07:36:56.285091 application/epub+zip 8929026 2025-08-08T07:37:10.080011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8857571 2025-08-08T07:37:03.423036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515429 2022-09-09T07:34:55.079658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525669 2025-08-08T07:36:53.485121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525198 2006-08-20T07:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20149 2025-08-08T07:37:10.223001 application/rdf+xml 27120 2025-08-08T07:36:56.405096 image/jpeg 3526 2025-08-08T07:36:56.348077 image/jpeg 194685 2006-08-20T07:23:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 8336714 2006-08-20T07:23:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 8341350 2025-08-08T07:36:55.353118 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia