Five Weeks in a Balloon
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Five Weeks in a Balloon is an adventure novel by Jules Verne that follows an exploratory journey across unexplored regions of Africa in a hydrogen balloon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Five Weeks in a Balloon canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
adventure novel
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Jules Verne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement | imagined trans-African aerial route ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstEditionType | illustrated edition ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Adventures of Captain Hatteras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
Dick Kennedy is a hunter and friend of Fergusson
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Dr. Samuel Fergusson is an explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe is a servant and companion ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator |
Henri de Montaut
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Édouard Riou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | serialized adventure (in spirit of 19th-century publishing) ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
geographical exploration of Africa
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use of aeronautics for exploration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure and survival
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colonial-era geography ⓘ exploration ⓘ scientific progress ⓘ |
| influenced | later adventure literature about Africa ⓘ |
| involvesTechnology | lighter-than-air flight ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | science fiction of the 19th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Samuel Fergusson
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Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard "Dick" Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | exploratory journey across unexplored regions of Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mixing scientific speculation with adventure
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popularizing Jules Verne ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Cinq semaines en ballon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jules Verne's early works ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | Jules Verne's early success period ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| precededBy | none in Voyages extraordinaires ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hetzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Voyages extraordinaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| vehicleFeatured | hydrogen balloon ⓘ |
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