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,
Le Divan du Monde was later replaced by an erotic theatre. In 1994, it was reopened as Le Divan du Monde ('The World Divan'), featuring world music concerts. In the context if those concerts, Le Divan du Monde hosts dancers for all genre. The Hip Hop dancers Bintou Dembélé danced there in the late 1990s, for instance. In November 2009, it was completely redecorated, and now hosts events from concerts to club nights. Le Divan du Monde Le Divan du Monde ('The Divan of the World') is a converted theatre, now functioning as a concert space, located at 75 rue des Martyrs, in the