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《气球上的五星期》是作者儒勒·凡尔纳的**部科幻小说，讲述的是19世纪上半叶，许多探险家、地理学家、旅行家虽然对非洲进行了艰难而卓绝的探险，留下了许多珍贵的资料和地图，却始终无法探明东经14°与33°之间的非洲地区；此时，英国旅行家塞缪尔·弗格森决定核实前人探险的成果，对非洲这个地区进行考察。虽然遭到众人的怀疑，他还是伙同他的朋友肯尼迪和他的仆人乔从非洲的桑给巴尔出发，乘坐他自行设计的热气球，向北一路经历了无数艰难险阻，*后终于到达了法国驻塞内加尔河的属地，从而完成了前人未竟的事业，打破了众人的猜测和疑惑……

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19世界初期，神秘的非洲大陆吸引着世界各地的探险家。赛缪尔·弗格森博士想出了一个大胆的计划——乘热气球横越非洲，他与猎人肯尼迪及仆人乔做好准备，一起开始了这段神奇的空中历险。旅行中险象环生，也充满乐趣：他们鸟瞰非洲美景，品尝各种野味；营救出一名法国传教士；艰难地飞过沙漠。可是气球开始泄气，他们又如何在食人族的疯狂追赶下逃生……

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插图：‘England has always marched at the head of the nations' （for it is noticeable that the nations invariably march at each other's heads）, 'through the intrepidity of her travellers in the sphere of geographical discovery. （Hear, hear.） Dr Samuel Fergusson, one of her famous sons, will not fail the land of his birth. （Hear, hear, from all sides.） This venture, if it succeeds （It will succeed！）, will link together and complete the present scattered knowledge of African cartography, and——（vehement applause）,and if it fails （No！ No！ ） it will at least live as one of the most audaciousconceptions of the human mind！' （Frenzied cheers.） 'Hurrah！ hurrah！' shouted the assembly, electrified by these stirring words. 'Three cheers for brave Fergusson！' cried one of the more exuberantmembers of the audience, and there was an outburst of enthusiastic cheer-ing. The name of Fergusson was on all lips, and we are justified in thinking that it gained considerably from its passage through English throats, The Session Hall was shaken with it.Yet this was a gathering of bold explorers, aged and worn, whom theirrestless temperaments had dragged through the four quarters of the world.Physically or morally, they had practically all escaped from shipwreck,fire, the tomahawk of the Indian, the club of the savage, the torture-stake,and Polynesian stomachs！

作者简介

儒勒·凡尔纳(1828-1905)生于法国的南特。他还在巴黎求学时就开始给剧院编剧了。他的**部小说是《气球上的五星期》(1862)，此后他又陆续创作了60多部科幻小说和冒险故事，成为当时*著名的作家之一。