Jules Verne the Sea", 1869); and "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" ("Around the World in Eighty Days"), which first appeared in "Le Temps" in 1872. Verne could now live on his writings. But most of his wealth came from the stage adaptations of "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" (1874) and "Michel Strogoff" (1876), which he wrote with Adolphe d'Ennery. In 1867, Verne bought a small ship, the "Saint-Michel", which he successively replaced with the "Saint-Michel II" and the "Saint-Michel III" as his financial situation improved. On board the "Saint-Michel III", he sailed around Europe. After his first novel,
Les Vingt-quatre Violons du Roi or they performed together with the orchestra of the opera. Members of the "Vingt-quatre Violons" had to have an impeccable reputation and had to be Roman Catholic. Their privileges included tax exemption and the right to carry a rapier. Among the members of the ensemble were Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Féry Rebel, his son François Rebel and Jacques Aubert. In 1656, under Louis XIV, the "Vingt-quatre Violons" were supplemented by an orchestra consisting of 16, later 21 strings. The new ensemble was called "La petite bande", the "Vingt-quatre Violons" were dubbed "La grande bande". In 1761, the orchestra was disbanded, mainly for