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Verne, Jules - vûrn; zhül vĕrn, 1828–1905, French novelist, originator of modern science fiction. After completing his studies at the Nantes lycée, he went to Paris to study law. He early became interested in the theater and wrote (1848–50) librettos for operettas. For some years his concerns alternated between business and the theater, but after 1863 he


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    Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea » Read Now

    by Jules Verne. 409 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Scribners Sons. To my great astonishment Captain Nemo signed to him . TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA By JULES VERNE Illustrated by W. J. Aylward CHARLES SCRIBNERS...
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    Around the World in Eighty Days » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, William Butcher. 258 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Around the World in Eighty Days has been a bestseller for over a century, but it has never before appeared in a critical edition. While most translations misread or even abridge the original, this stylish version is completely true to Verne's classic, moving as fast and as brilliantly as Phineas...
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    The Extraordinary Journeys: Journey to the Centre of the Earth » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, William Butcher. 234 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Now available in a new translation, this classic of nineteenth century French literature has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater toward a sunless sea where they...
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    From the Earth to the Moon Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And a Trip Round It » Read Now

    by Jules Verne. 323 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...moon. FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON DIRECT IN NINETY-SEVEN HOURS AND TWENTY MINUTES: AND A TRIP ROUND IT BY JULES VERNE ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS 1922...
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    Jules Verne Rediscovered: Didacticism and the Scientific Novel » Read Now

    by Arthur B. Evans. 201 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    "This brilliant study of Verne's three cycles (1850-62, 1862-86, 1886-1916) analyzes the works from a biographical, sociohistorical, ideological, and narratological point of view. With a deep focus on Verne's pedagogical slant, Evans demonstrates convincingly the parallels between the French...
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    Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity » Read Now

    by Edmund J. Smyth. 167 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    This collection of essays reflect the diversity of approaches currently being brought to bear on the writings of Jules Verne. "An indispensable book for those who want to see how far we have come along the path toward a better understanding of Verne."--Science Fiction Studies
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    Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 1 » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, Charles F. Horne. 404 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...caught it. Page 367. WORKS of JULES VERNE EDITED BY CHARLES F. HORNE...AND COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON -vi- JULES VERNE the expander of horizons," is what a noted critic called...
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    Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 2 » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, Charles F. Horne. 372 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...animated flesh.--Page 143. WORKS OF JULES VERNE EDlTED BY CHARLES F. HORNE...with "Five Weeks in a Balloon," Jules Verne wrote in rapid succession several...1864, in a...
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    Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 3 » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, Charles F. Horne. 382 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...earth." -- Page 205 . WORKS of JULES VERNE EDITED BY CHARLES F. HORNE...book of Captain Hatteras that Verne struck again the bolder note of imagination...tale, it is...
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    Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 4 » Read Now

    by Jules Verne, Charles F. Horne. 439 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Amigos! " replied the Patagonian.--Page 157 . WORKS OF JULES VERNE EDITED BY CHARLES F.HORNE, Ph.D. Professor of English...understanding and appreciation, mutual...
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    Coordinates: Placing Science Fiction and Fantasy ("Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of Science Fiction" begins on p. 31) » Read Now

    by George E. Slusser, Eric S. Rabkin, Robert Scholes. 210 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...Prince Gerald 23 Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of Science...be examined. Mark Rose essay, "Jules Verne: Journey to the Center of Science...Cyrano, Voltaire, and most...
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    Exotic Memories: Literature, Colonialism, and the Fin de Siecle ("Imperial Fictions and the Boundary of Colonialism: Jules Verne's 'Michel Strogoff'" begins on p. 46) » Read Now

    by Chris Bongie. 268 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...enough can procure a copy of Jules Verne Les enfants du capitaine Grant...will see in the discussion of Jules Verne and Pierre Loti in Chapters 2...full, and tragic...
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    The Literary Detective: 100 Puzzles in Classic Fiction ("Jules Verne and the English Sunday" begins on p. 683) » Read Now

    by John Sutherland. 749 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...This omnibus volume of Sutherland's collections of literary puzzles raises questions readers often ask. By addressing real world questions he brings literary criticism into...
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    Space and Beyond: The Frontier Theme in Science Fiction (Chap. 4 "Flying to the Moon in French and American Science Fiction") » Read Now

    by Gary Westfahl. 207 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    Although the exploration of space has long preoccupied authors and filmmakers, the development of an actual space program, discoveries about the true nature of space, and critical reconsiderations of America's frontier experiences have challenged and complicated conventional portrayals of humans in...
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    Storm Warnings: Science Fiction Confronts the Future ("Anticipating the Past: The Time Riddle in Science Fiction" begins on p. 34) » Read Now

    by George E. Slusser, Colin Greenland, Eric S. Rabkin. 284 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...course, all the major works of Jules Verne. 17 Nor did new technology...to futuristic fiction, but--as Jules Verne demonstrated--without necessarily...focus especially upon...
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    The Influence of Edgar Allan Poe in France ("Poe and Jules Verne" begins on p. 241) » Read Now

    by Celestin Pierre Cambiaire. 334 pgs.

    Collections: Literature, Entire Library
    ...CHAPTER I. -- Poe and Jules Verne 241 PART V...ascendant imperieux et obei ." 4 Jules Lemaitre of the French Academy and...one is permitted to think that Jules Lemaitre...

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