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Jules Verne was a French novelist and is one of the most beloved writers with many tales that have been told over and over again in movies, theater and on TV. Many of his books have been kept in print since first publication as he has continued to greatly influence science fiction genre to this day. With Verne popular series Voyages Extraordinaires, that includes A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas he is considered one of the most important writers of Europe. To this day he remains the second most translated author.
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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author best known for his tales of adventure, including Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. A true visionary, Verne foresaw the skyscraper, the submarine, and the airplane, among many other inventions, and is now regarded as one of the fathers of science fiction.
