Meet the Father of Science Fiction
Verne's Voyages Extraordinaire take us from the depths of the sea with Captain Nemo to the center or the earth to all the way to the moon.
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Why I love Jules Verne
Jules Verne at a Glance
Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 ? 24 March 1905) was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea (1869?1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the "Father of science fiction", along with H. G. Wells.Adam Roberts (2000), Science Fiction, London: Routledge, p. 48, ISBN 0-415-19204-8. Others who are popularly called the "Father of science fiction" include Hugo Gernsback and Edgar Allan Poe. Verne is the second most translated author of all time, only behind Agatha Christie, with 4223 translations, according to Index Translationum. Some of his works have been made into films.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jun 9, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
- I read many of his stories as a child. He's a wonderful author. Nice lens!
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- kab kab Apr 1, 2008 @ 9:06 pm
- I read Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in 80 Days last summer. I love him!
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- Karendelac Karendelac Apr 1, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
- Greetings and Hello.
This is a great site.
I love si-fi because the bounderies seem to be endless.
I gave you 5 stars and lensrolled you to 3 sites.
Please visit my titanic site.
RMS Titanic, Ship of Dreams
best wishes to you,
Karen
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- flowski flowski Sep 27, 2007 @ 2:18 am
- Great look at the amazing science fiction writer Jules Verne. I grew up enjoying many of his sci-fi stories and they have stretched my imagination. Thanks for the capsule.
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