Jules Gabriel Verne is one the founders of the modern science fiction genre. His most popular books include Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in 80 Days.
Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is the most popular. However, "From the Earth to the Moon" was very well received too.
Le Jules Verne.
"20,000 Leagues Under The Sea." The voyage of the NAUTILUS.
Yes, Jules Verne did use a pseudonym during his writing career. He used the pseudonym "Jules Verne" for most of his works, but he also wrote some novels under the pseudonyms "Jules d'Anvers" and "Bernard de la Faye." Verne used these pseudonyms for various reasons, including to differentiate between different genres of his writing and to experiment with different styles.
Yes he is much revered as a futurologist. The latest automatic space tug supplying the International Space Station was named 'Jules Verne' so he must be up there with the greatest writers of France
Jules Verne, the famous French author, is the author of many sci-fi novels, one of which is "From Earth to the Moon". It is a wok done at the end of the19th century when space exploation wasn't even thought about by other contemporaries. Jules Verne was on of the most influential people who inspired people of the coming generations to think ahead...
'Five weeks in a Balloon' a tour of Africa in a balloon. Was initially rejected by most publishers as being too scientific.
Although Jules Verne is most known for his science fiction stories, he also wrote librettos for operettas, stage adaptations, adventure novels, essays, poems, and a study of the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
One of the most popular books was Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Her most popular books are the Tracy Beaker series.
The last books he wrote were "the invasion of the sea" and "The lighthouse at the end of the earth". The first one was the last one that was published before he died, written in 1904. According to Wikipedia: "The invasion of the sea is an adventure novel by Jules Verne describing the exploits of Arab nomads and European travelers in Saharan Africa. The purpose of the Westerners' visit is to study the feasibility of flooding a low-lying region of the Sahara desert to create an inland sea and open up the interior of Northern Africa to trade. In the end, however, the protagonists' pride in humanity's potential to control and reshape the world is humbled by a cataclysmic earthquake which results in the natural formation of just such a sea." The second one was published after his death. Wikipediaquote again: "is an adventure novel by the French Autor Jules Verne. It was first published posthumously in 1905. The plot of the novel involves piracy in the South Atlantic during the mid-19th century, with a theme of survival in extreme circumstances, and events centering on an isolated lighthouse. Verne was inspired by the real lighthouse at the Isla de los Estados, near Tierra del Fuego. Although not as well known as Verne's other novels, it is generally considered as good by Verne's fans and the literature critics. In 1971 the novel was adapted into a movie. Both of these last books were made by Verne with the help of his son. But the very last novel that was ever published was "Paris in the 20th Century". It's often referred to as Verne's "lost" novel. It was written in 1863 and set is 1960... It's about a young man a who lives in a technologically advanced, but culturally backwards future. This man lives in a world of glass skyskrapers, high-speeds trains, gas-powered automobiles and even a worldwide communications network. Yet the main character cannot find happiness and comes to a tragic end. The book paints a grim view of the future. Verne's publisher Hetzel thought the novel's pessimism would damage Verne's then booming career, and suggested he wait 20 years to publish it. Verne put the manuscript in a safe, where it was discovered by his great-grandson in 1989. It was published in 1994.
Her most popular books are the Tracy Beaker series.