The French novelist Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first authentic exponent of modern science fiction. The best of his work is characterized by intelligent predictions of technical achievements actually within man's grasp at the time Verne wrote. Jules...
Jules Verne is arguably one of the most misunderstood writers of the entire French literary tradition. Although ranked as the fifth most-translated author of all time (behind Lenin, Agatha Christie, Walt Disney, and the Bible--according to a UNESCO poll)...
"From now on I will travel only in my imagination." So said an embarrassed eleven-year-old to his mother after being returned home after a failed runaway attempt. The year was 1839; the boy had crept from his bedroom and through the dark streets of Nante...
Facing the Flag or For the Flag is an 1896 patriotic novel by Jules Verne (Original French title: Face au drapeau). (See cover page of an early edition [1]). The book is part of the Voyages Extraordinaires (The Extraordinary Voyages) series. Like The...
DIANA ROJAS, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 05-28-1995 A FLAG OF PRIDE FLIES IN FACE OF TRADITION -- PASSAIC WONDERS WHAT TO DO WITH GIFT By DIANA ROJAS, Staff Writer Date: 05-28-1995, Sunday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- Sunday PASSAIC...
Flying Confederate flag a slap in the face Sunday, January 30, 2000 Our own actions define each of us I cannot let go unanswered the two recent letters from individuals associated with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. I moved to...
