Verne, Jules
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 p...
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Jules Verne
Excerpt from "Chapter 8—History of the Cannon," in From the Earth to the Moon: Passage Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes
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Verne, Jules
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 ...
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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, W...
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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 actua...
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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 ...
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Verne, Jules
Jules Verne
Verne, Jules
Jules (Gabriel) Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Verne