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Jules Verne: The writer who inspired space exploration
He said he was indebted to Jules Verne, in particular Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1869-1870), which he first read at the age of 10 or 11. This book features the Nautilus ...
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Excerpts from "Around the World in 72 Days"
On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly set off on her race around the world in an attempt to beat the "record" set in Jules Verne's fictional book ... that night is the best part of the day and ...
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Why Jules Verne is the ultimate steampunk hero
As Radio 4 embarks on a journey To the Ends of the Earth with a set of Victorian adventure stories, we examine how the work of 19th-century French novelist Jules ... Verne’s most famous novels ...
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George Roux
George Roux (1850–1929) was a French artist renowned for his illustrations of Jules Verne’s science-fiction novels. Born in Paris, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and became famous for his ...