![]() ![]() ![]() William Lackland is the pseudonym of the anonymous translator, used by the New York publisher for this 1869 edition, as archived at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, cf. Samuel Fergusson embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Following his invention of an ingenious new air balloon capable of long-distance flight, Dr. Ferguson and done into English by "William Lackland."ĭr. Five Weeks in a Balloon is not only the first installment in Jules Verne’s celebrated Voyages Extraordinaires series, but also the first of Verne’s works to earn him widespread popularity as a writer of science fiction and adventure novels. Publisher's note: "Compiled in French by Jules Verne, from the original notes of Dr. Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen ![]()
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