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...

At the entrance to the park along the bluff, gambling it's too early for the dog police, Burke reels in the excited silky body and gets him to stand still long enough to be unleashed. Instantly, the golden retriever zigzags off, ignorant of ordinances,...

It was the late 20th century's version of a gold rush, carried out in business suits. In the 1990s the Internet began to attract entrepreneurs, investors and speculators. Some made fortunes. Many didn't. In 1993, businesses and the media became aware of the...