Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2015-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 73 Hall, George Eli 1863 1911 Ross, Gordon 1873 1946 A Balloon Ascension at Midnight Produced by Chris Curnow, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Balloon Ascension at Midnight" by George Eli Hall is a captivating narrative written in the early 20th century that combines elements of adventure and exploration. This work provides a glimpse into the burgeoning field of ballooning, a popular pastime for thrill-seekers of the time. The story centers on an aerial journey over Paris, highlighting the excitement and awe of flight against the backdrop of the city at night. The plot follows the narrator as he embarks on a midnight balloon ascent with a French aeronaut named Etienne Giraud. As they rise above the sleeping city, they experience a variety of sensations, from the breathtaking beauty of the illuminated Parisian landscape to the thrill of navigating the open sky amidst changing atmospheric conditions. Their adventure is marked by moments of tranquility and peril, culminating in a dramatic descent that ends with a crash landing. Through rich descriptions and vivid imagery, Hall conveys both the exhilaration and the unpredictability of early aerial exploration, leaving readers with a sense of wonder about the skies above. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Balloon ascensions -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 57295 57304 2024-09-20T11:05:29.897697 2023-09-21T07:42:30.707465 text/html text/html 54707 2015-05-02T10:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 270605 2015-05-02T10:43:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261200 2024-09-20T11:05:32.437699 application/epub+zip 259986 2024-09-20T11:05:30.499745 application/epub+zip 94407 2024-09-20T11:05:30.191712 application/epub+zip 289242 2024-09-20T11:05:34.092744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275499 2024-09-20T11:05:32.117711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111012 2022-09-22T07:20:48.235403 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45508 45311 2024-09-20T11:05:29.691691 2023-09-21T07:42:30.435467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45441 2015-05-02T10:43:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18099 2015-05-02T10:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18225 2024-09-20T11:05:34.226669 application/rdf+xml 12788 2024-09-20T11:05:30.260797 image/jpeg 2291 2024-09-20T11:05:30.224849 image/jpeg 279968 2024-09-20T11:05:29.941701 application/octet-stream application/zip