5 weeks on the air ball

Adventure (Adventure) is the basis of the book: travel, overcoming dangers, exploring unknown lands (in this case - Africa) and testing the heroes for strength. Sci-Fi (Sci-Fi / Early scientific novel) - for its time (the novel came out in 1863) it was a advanced fantasy. Jules Verne described in detail, from a technical point of view, the device of his invented "Victoria" airball and the hydrogen heating system. Robinsonada / Geographic novel is a genre binding on the survival of travellers in the wild and the discovery of new geographical objects (Nil's sources, lakes and hills).