
This spirit of mutual love and mutual assistance in the era of personality publicity is very worthy of readers to cherish and carry forward. As Joe fled the Sahara for his life, a shot from Kennedy saved Joe from the barbarians. When the balloon was about to fall into Lake Chad, in order to make it rise again, Joe jumped into the lake and saved the lives of his two companions. Three travelers once risked their lives to save a French missionary. 1999 – The Eternal Adam, and other Stories, London: Phoenix, ed.The friendship and care between people are reflected in the book.Ox, and Other Stories, London: Arco/Westport, CT: Associated Booksellers: Fitzroy Edition, ed. 1911 – Works of Jules Verne, Vol.1, New York: Vincent Parke, ed.1876 – A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Stories, London: Sampson Low.1874 – From the Clouds to the Mountains, Boston: GillĪs "A Drama in the Air" (translated by George M.1852 – Sartain's Union Magazine of LiteratureĪs "A Drama in Mid-Air" (translated by Abby L.Īs "A Voyage in a Balloon" (translated by Anne T. The story has appeared in English translation in the following forms. This short story foreshadows Verne's first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon.

The intruder takes advantage of the long journey to recount the history of incidents related to the epic of lighter-than-air travel. 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. Just as the narrator starts the ascent of his balloon, a stranger jumps into its car. Wilbur, published in May 1852 in Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature, marked the first time a work by Jules Verne was translated into the English language.

In 1874, with six illustrations by Émile-Antoine Bayard, it was included in Doctor Ox, the only collection of Jules Verne's short stories published during Verne's lifetime. Un voyage en ballon") in Musée des familles with five illustrations by Alexandre de Bar. A Voyage in a Balloon" ("La science en famille. The story was first published in August 1851 under the title "Science for families. " A Drama in the Air" ( French: "'Un drame dans les airs'") is an adventure short story by Jules Verne.


Short story by Jules Verne A Drama in the Air
