Jules Verne - Wikipedia
WEBJules Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking below Agatha Christie and above William Shakespeare. He has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to H. G. Wells and Hugo Gernsback. In the 2010s, he was the most translated French author in the world.
Jules Verne | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 13, 2024 · Jules Verne, prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Among his most famous novels are Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.
Jules Verne - Novels, Quotes & Facts - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Jules Verne, a 19th-century French author, is famed for such revolutionary science-fiction novels as 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.'.
Jules Verne: His Life and Writings - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 3, 2019 · Verne wrote numerous plays, essays, books of nonfiction, and short stories, but he was best known for his novels. Part travelogue, part adventure, part natural history, his novels including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth remain popular to this day.
Journey to the Center of the Earth - Wikipedia
WEBJourney to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne. It was first published in French in 1864, then reissued in 1867 in a revised and expanded edition.
Jules Verne summary | Britannica
WEBJules Verne, (born Feb. 8, 1828, Nantes, France—died March 24, 1905, Amiens), French writer. He studied law then worked as a stockbroker while writing plays and stories. The first of his romantic adventures ( voyages extraordinaires ), Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863), was highly successful.
Verne, Jules | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJules Verne. BORN: 1828, Nantes, France. DIED: 1905, Amiens, France. NATIONALITY: French. GENRE: Fiction, drama. MAJOR WORKS: Extraordinary Voyages (1863–1910) A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870) Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) Overview.
Jules Verne | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 17, 2018 · French author Jules Verne (1828–1905) is generally considered the father of science fiction. His immense catalogue of work, containing over forty science-fiction and adventure novels, has been translated from French into dozens of languages and has been read by people around the world.
Around the World in Eighty Days | Summary & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 10, 2024 · Around the World in Eighty Days, travel adventure novel by French author Jules Verne, published serially in 1872 in Le Temps and in book form in 1873. The work tells the story of the unflappable Phileas Fogg’s trip around the world, accompanied by his emotional valet, Passepartout, to win a bet.
Jules Verne - New World Encyclopedia
WEBJules Gabriel Verne (February 8 1828–March 24 1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre, best known for novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
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