Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa

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Overview:

Title: Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa
Author: Jules Verne
Year: 2015
ISBN-10: 9780819575470
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Price: $35.00
Pages: xxxi+357
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Five Weeks in a Balloon
Notes:
- Critical edition which, according to the publisher, is "the first modern and complete English translation, with extensive notes, all the illustrations from the original French edition, and a complete Verne biography and bibliography."
- P. 293: Note on the Translation; pp. 295-304: Gallery of Heroes (biographical data of travelers in Africa); pp. 305-313: Notes; pp. 315-348: Bibliography; pp. 349-355: Jules Verne, A Biography; p. 357: About the contributors
- Notes by Frederick Paul Walter. Edited by Arthur B. Evans.
- Number line: "5 4 3 2 1"
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