Just as the narrator starts the ascent of his balloon, a stranger jumps into its car. The unexpected passenger's only intent is to take the balloon as high as it will go, even at the cost of his and pilot's life. The intruder takes advantage of the long journey to recount the history of incidents related to the epic of lighter-than-air travel.
Born on February 8, 1828, Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction', because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before the airplanes, space-crafts and submarines were invented. He is best known for his novels ‘A Journey to the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’, ‘The Mysterious Island’ and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. He has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare.
Born on February 8, 1828, Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction', because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before the airplanes, space-crafts and submarines were invented. He is best known for his novels ‘A Journey to the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’, ‘The Mysterious Island’ and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. He has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare.
Book Summary
Just as the narrator starts the ascent of his balloon, a stranger jumps into its car. The unexpected passenger's only intent is to take the balloon as high as it will go, even at the cost of his and pilot's life. The intruder takes advantage of the long journey to recount the history of incidents related to the epic of lighter-than-air travel.
Jules Verne
