Five Weeks in a Balloon Author:Jules Verne The End of a much-applauded Speech.?The Presentation of Dr. Samuel Ferguson.?Excelsior.?Full-length Portrait of the Doctor.?A Fatalist convinced.?A Dinner at the Travellers' Club.?Several Toasts for the Occasion. There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo P... more »lace, London. The president, Sir Francis M??, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause.« less