Fünf Wochen im Ballon

Fünf Wochen im Ballon Jules Verne - Der erste große Roman Jules Vernes, der auch seinen Ruhm mitbegründete.Der bekannte Weltreisende Dr. Samuel Fergusson behauptet, das Problem des lenkbaren Ballons gelöst zu haben, was Aufregung in der Königlichen Geografischen Gesellschaft in London verursacht.Fergusson will die letzten Geheimnisse des Inneren Afrikas erforschen, zu denen auch die sagenumwobenen Quellen des Nils gehören. Sein treuer Diener Joe und sein Freund Dick Kennedy sollen ihn begleiten.Doch natürlich (wie man Verne kennt) verläuft die Luftreise nicht ohne Zwischenfälle. Es kommt zu Abenteuern mit Raubtieren, unfreiwilligen Zwischenlandungen, Rettungsaktionen und wilden Kannibalen.In vielen neuen Veröffentlichungen wurden aus Jugendschutzgründen die grausameren Details und Vorkommnisse kurzerhand weggelassen. Hier haben Sie die Gelegenheit, wieder die vollständige, unzensierte und überarbeitete Erstausgabe für Erwachsene zu lesen.

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the 'Father of Science Fiction'.

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Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".