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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf adventure novel
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
science fiction
hasAdaptation Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962 film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacterRole Dick Kennedy is a hunter and friend of Fergusson NERFINISHED
Dr. Samuel Fergusson is an explorer NERFINISHED
Joe is a servant and companion
hasForm prose narrative
hasIllustrator Henri de Montaut NERFINISHED
Édouard Riou NERFINISHED
hasLiteraryForm serialized adventure (in spirit of 19th-century publishing)
hasPageCountApprox 300
hasSubject geographical exploration of Africa
use of aeronautics for exploration
hasTheme adventure and survival
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 NERFINISHED
Joe NERFINISHED
Richard "Dick" Kennedy NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus exploratory journey across unexplored regions of Africa
notableFor mixing scientific speculation with adventure
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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Jules Verne notableWork Five Weeks in a Balloon