Cinq Semaines en Aeroplane
Publisher: Librairie Hachette et Cie
Published: 1911
Place of publication: Paris
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 238
Description: One of the earliest books written for younger readers involving aeroplanes, it tells the story of the young apprentice Riquet and his uncle Foulayac who embark on a trip to Lisbon in a Bleriot XI-type monoplane and the adventures that befall them en-route. The book is illustrated by 107 engravings. My own copy has a dark red cover with Fleurs de Lis and appears to have been printed specifically for the Lycee de Bordeaux.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 - Un accident d'automobile; title: Chapter 2 -Haine Farouch; title: Chapter 3 -Un testament orginal; title: Chapter 4 -Le scandale de 'Globe D'or'; title: Chapter 5 -Foulayac aviateur; title: Chapter 6 -En route pour Lisbonne; title: Chapter 7 -Un bain force; title: Chapter 8 -La vengeance de Chaffourin; title: Chapter 9 -Chez les contrebandiers; title: Chapter 10 - Emouvant sauvetage; title: Chapter 11 - La capture de Chaffourin; title: Chapter 12 -La derniere journee; title: Chapter 13 - L'arrivee a Lisbonne; title: Epilogue