Be the first to contribute! Un voyage en ballon") in Musée des familles with five illustrations by Alexandre de Bar. A Drama in the Air (1913) Plot. A Drama in the Air book. Introduction. My passage through the principal German cities had been brilliantly marked by balloon ascents; but as yet no German had accompanied me in my car, and the fine experiments made at Paris by MM. This DRM-Free edition published by epubBooks , … This short story foreshadows Verne’s first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon. "A Drama in the Air" (French: "'Un drame dans les airs'") is an adventure short story by Jules Verne. The story was first published in August 1851 under the title "Science for families. It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. The story was first published in August 1851 under the title "Science for families. Synopsis. Drama is the act of portraying a story in front of an audience. A DRAMA IN THE AIR by Jules Verne. A Voyage in a Balloon" ("La science en famille. Be the first to contribute! Newell, fearful lest he lose the prize, disables Van Arsdale's machine. Ray Newell and Paul Van Arsdale, aviators, are in love with Betty Chapman. In the month of September, 185–, I arrived at Frankfort-on-the-Maine. Read 8 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. 27 pages, with a reading time of ~0.5 hours (6,841 words) , and first published in 1852. A Drama in the Air is an adventure short story by Jules Verne. Showing all 1 items Jump to: Summaries (1) Summaries. It involves the characters and events of the story being brought to life on a stage by actors and their interactions (verbal and non-verbal) through its events. Green, Eugene Godard, and Poitevin had not tempted the grave Teutons to essay aerial voyages. "A Drama in the Air" is an adventure short story by Jules Verne. Betty announces that she will accept the winner of a race soon to be held. A Voyage in a Balloon" The story was first published in August 1851 under the title "Science for families. During the race.