«Cinq Semaines En Ballon» in inglese
Five Weeks in a Balloon
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✒ Autore | Jules Verne |
📖 Pagine | 453 |
⏰ Tempo di lettura | 15 ore 45 minuti |
💡 Pubblicato | 1863 |
🌏 Lingua originale | Francese |
📌 Tipo | Romanzi |
📌 Generi | Avventura, Fantastico |
📌 Sezione | Romanzo di avventura |
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Indice del libro
Espandi
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 12 |
Chapter 3 | 17 |
Chapter 4 | 29 |
Chapter 5 | 37 |
Chapter 6 | 45 |
Chapter 7 | 53 |
Chapter 8 | 60 |
Chapter 9 | 70 |
Chapter 10 | 78 |
Chapter 11 | 86 |
Chapter 12 | 96 |
Chapter 13 | 109 |
Chapter 14 | 120 |
Chapter 15 | 134 |
Chapter 16 | 151 |
Chapter 17 | 164 |
Chapter 18 | 178 |
Chapter 19 | 193 |
Chapter 20 | 202 |
Chapter 21 | 212 |
Chapter 22 | 225 |
Chapter 23 | 237 |
Chapter 24 | 249 |
Chapter 25 | 261 |
Chapter 26 | 271 |
Chapter 27 | 281 |
Chapter 28 | 291 |
Chapter 29 | 300 |
Chapter 30 | 310 |
Chapter 31 | 321 |
Chapter 32 | 328 |
Chapter 33 | 337 |
Chapter 34 | 349 |
Chapter 35 | 357 |
Chapter 36 | 372 |
Chapter 37 | 381 |
Chapter 38 | 389 |
Chapter 39 | 401 |
Chapter 40 | 409 |
Chapter 41 | 415 |
Chapter 42 | 426 |
Chapter 43 | 435 |
Chapter 44 | 449 |
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Chapter 1
The End of a much-applauded Speech. — The Presentation of Dr. Samuel Ferguson. — Excelsior. — Full-length Portrait of the Doctor. — A Fatalist convinced. — A Dinner at the Travellers' Club. — Several Toasts for the Occasion.
There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M — — , made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause.
This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotism:
"England has always marched at the head of nations" (for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), "by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery." (General assent). "Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of her most glorious sons, will not reflect discredit on his origin." ("No, indeed!" from all parts of the hall.)
"This attempt, should it succeed" ("It will succeed!"), "will complete and link together the notions, as yet disjointed, which the world entertains of African cartology" (vehement applause); "and, should it fail, it will, at least, remain on record as one of the most daring conceptions of human genius!" (Tremendous cheering.)
"Huzza! huzza!" shouted the immense audience, completely electrified by these inspiring words.
"Huzza for the intrepid Ferguson!" cried one of the most excitable of the enthusiastic crowd.
The wildest cheering resounded on all sides; the name of Ferguson was in every mouth, and we may safely believe that it lost nothing in passing through English throats. Indeed, the hall fairly shook with it.
And there were present, also, those fearless travellers and explorers whose energetic temperaments had borne them through every quarter of the globe, many of them grown old and worn out in the service of science. All had, in some degree, physically or morally, undergone the sorest trials. They had escaped shipwreck; conflagration; Indian tomahawks and war-clubs; the fagot and the stake; nay, even the cannibal maws of the South Sea Islanders. But still their hearts beat high during Sir Francis M — — 's address, which certainly was the finest oratorical success that the Royal Geographical Society of London had yet achieved.
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