Chapter1 绮丽海盗船 A Geous Corsair 空中历险记 A Voyage in a Balloon 儒勒·凡尔纳/Jules Verne 儒勒·凡尔纳(Jules Verne,1828—1905),法国著名科幻小说家、冒险小说家。1863年,他凭总名称为《在已知和未知世界中的奇异漫游》的系列作品集一举成名,这进一步地激发了他的创作热情。他一生中共创作了66部小说,其中《格兰特船长的儿女》《海底两万里》《神秘岛》《环游地球80天》等风靡全球,成为家喻户晓的作品。他以其大量著作和突出贡献,被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。 I Ih of September,1850,I arrived at Frankfort-on-the-Maine. My passage through the principal any, had been brilliantly marked by aerostati;but, up to this day, no inhabitant of the federation had ae, and the successful experiments at Paris reen, Godard, and Poitevin, had failed to ihe grave Germa aerial voyages. Meanwhile, hardly had the neroag as circulated throughout Frankfort, than three persohe favour of apawo days after, we were to as the Place de la édie. I immediately occupied myself with the preparations. My balloon, of gigantic proportions, was of silk, coated...