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Five Weeks in a Balloon / Or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen

by Jules Verne

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This edition contains two of the most famous stories by 'The Father of Science Fiction' - Jules Verne. Around the World in 80 Days is a romantic tale recounting the adventurous travels of the hero, the Englishman Phileas Fogg, and his French valet, Passepartout. Fogg takes on a bet at his London club that he can circle the world in 80 days and there follows a series of fantastic adventures for the loyal servant and his resourceful and inventive master.Five Weeks in a Balloon vividly describes the adventures of an English scientist and his two companions as they cross Africa by balloon.

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