translate English to German: Hetzel's advice improved Verne's writings, which until then had been rejected and rejected again by other publishers. Hetzel read a draft of Verne's story about the balloon exploration of Africa , which had been rejected by other publishers on the ground that it was "too scientific".
Dessen Sujet 'Seefahrt und Reisen' ließ Verne hinfort nicht mehr los, obwohl er zunächst noch weiter auch Libretti, Komödien und Erzählungen mit ganz anderer Thematik schrieb.