Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 183 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Autour de la Lune Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_Moon https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autour_de_la_Lune Produced by John Walker, http://www.fourmilab.ch/ HTML version by Chuck Greif "Autour de la Lune" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows the audacious adventure of three men—President Barbicane, Captain Nicholl, and the bold Frenchman Michel Ardan—as they attempt an unprecedented journey to the Moon by being launched in a massive cannonball, the Columbiad. The narrative unfolds their intricate preparations and the potential challenges they face as they leave Earth behind. The opening of the novel introduces the ambitious project initiated by the Gun-Club, a society of artillery enthusiasts, aimed at communicating with the Moon through a projectile. President Barbicane leads the endeavor, meticulously calculating the cannon's specifications and the necessary measures for success. The story quickly escalates when Michel Ardan proposes to join the voyage by enclosing himself within the projectile, transforming the mission into a bold adventure with human participants. As the narrative progresses, the three men prepare for launch, navigating their excitement and trepidation, and ultimately experiencing the cataclysmic moment of takeoff, which propels them into the vastness of space toward their celestial destination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Science fiction Space flight to the moon -- Fiction Moon -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Manned space flight -- Fiction PQ Text Science Fiction FR Littérature FR Science fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 414704 2025-08-02T12:31:59.291468 text/html 404995 2011-05-30T12:04:50 text/html 220799 2025-08-02T12:32:06.251421 application/epub+zip 226353 2025-08-02T12:32:01.230446 application/epub+zip 215898 2025-08-02T12:32:00.020465 application/epub+zip 426601 2025-08-02T12:32:09.996409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413395 2025-08-02T12:32:05.480451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369595 2022-09-03T04:02:56.127515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393266 2025-08-02T12:31:58.363564 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383146 2011-05-30T12:04:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21311 2025-08-02T12:32:10.141394 application/rdf+xml 12700 2025-08-02T12:32:00.563431 image/jpeg 3392 2025-08-02T12:32:00.276460 image/jpeg 139334 2011-05-30T12:05:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 151225 2011-05-30T12:05:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 215092 2025-08-02T12:31:59.341454 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