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Jules Verne ( February 8 , 1828 - March 24 , 1905 ) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) 1.2 From the Earth to the Moon (1865) 1.3 Twenty Thousand...


Biography

Name: Jules Verne
Birth Date: February 8, 1828
Death Date: March 24, 1905
Place of Birth: Nantes, France
Place of Death: Amiens, France
Nationality: French
Gender: Male
Occupations: novelist, writer

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Biography of Jules Verne
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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....
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Biography of Jules (Gabriel) Verne
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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...
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"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...


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Verne, Jules Summary
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The French novelist and playwright Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in Nantes on February 8 and died in Amiens on March 24. He is best known for a series of novels published under the inclusive title Voyages extraordinaires (Extraordinary...
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French Science Fiction Novelist 1828-1905 Jules Gabriel Verne, one of the founding fathers of science fiction, was born in Nantes, France, in 1828. He was the eldest son of a successful provincial lawyer. At twelve years of age, Verne ran off to be a...
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Excerpt from "Chapter 8—History of the Cannon," in From the Earth to the Moon: Passage Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes Published in 1865; available at Space Educators' Handbook, Johnson Space Center, NASA...
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The Modern Language Review
Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing.(Book review)
04/01/2007: 656 words, approx. 2 pages
Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing. By TIMOTHY UNWIN. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 2005. xii + 242 pp. 20 [pounds sterling]. ISBN 978-0-85323-458-6. In 2005 Jules Verne aficionados from around the world commemorated the centenary of the death of this ever-popular author. As a...
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Utopian Studies
Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity. (Book Reviews).
03/22/2001: 1,540 words, approx. 5 pages
Edmund J. Smyth, ed. Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity. Liverpool Science Fiction Texts and Studies #20. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2000. 160 pp. 32.50 [pounds sterling] (hb), 16.95 [pounds sterling] (pb). SCIENCE FICTION as a popular genre may be said to begin...
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That's Some Coat: A Sixth Doctor Quiz
10/8/2007: 355 words, approx. 1 pages
Question 1 of 10:Slightly maddened by his regeneration, what does the Doctor accuse Peri of being?a) A thief (0)b) A spy (1)c) The Master (0)d) His previous self (0)Question 2 of 10:Which famous Earth writer finds himself embroiled in the Doctor's adventures?a) Jules Verne (0)b)...
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Ducasse takes cuisine to Eiffel Tower
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Alain Ducasse has already taken haute cuisine to great heights, in menus for the Concorde jet and for astronauts. But opening a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower comes with its own challenges.Though only 410 feet up, there's no gas cooking because of safety concerns. All...
 


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