The Flight to France (French: Le Chemin de France, 1887) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne. Several English language editions were published with the subtitle, The Flight to France; or, The Memoirs of a Dragoon. A Tale of the Day of Dumouriez.First published in 1887, this adventure novel concerns Natalis Delpierre, a Captain in the French Army. Delpierre recounts the tale of his visit in the summer of 1792 when he went to visit his sister, Irma, who was living in Prussia in the service of Madame Keller and her son Jean. The time of his visit coincides with rumours of France and Germany going to war.