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French author Jules Verne gave us some astoundingly accurate predictions of future technological advances. His stories spurred many scientists and inventors on to make his visions a reality.When ...

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 feeds into the modern ...

Anyone who’s had the privilege of reading Jules Verne’s ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ or ‘The Mysterious Island’ as a child will remember that the hero of these fascinating books – the mysterious ...

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 ...