JULES VERNE
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French writer and pioneer of science fiction, whose
best known works today are Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (first pub.1870,
transl. to English, 1873) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France. His parents
were of a seafaring tradition, a factor which influenced his writings. As a boy,
Jules Verne ran off to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship, but he was caught and
returned to his parents. In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris. While
there, however, his passion for the theatre grew. Later in 1850, Jules Verne's
first play was published. His father was outraged when he heard that Jules was
not going to continue law, so he discontinued the money he was giving him to pay
for his expenses in Paris. This forced Verne to make money by selling his
stories.
After spending many hours in Paris libraries studying geology, engineering, and
astronomy, Jules Verne published his first novel Five Weeks in a Balloon(1863).
Soon he started writing novels such as Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)
and From the Earth to the Moon(1866).
Because of the popularity of these and other novels, Jules Verne became a very
rich man. In 1876, he bought a large yacht and sailed around Europe. His last
novel The Invasion of the Sea appeared in 1905.
Jules Verne died in the city of Amines on March 24, 1905.
Jules Verne (1828-1905), French writer and pioneer of science fiction, whose
best known works today are Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (first pub.1870,
transl. to English, 1873) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France. His parents
were of a seafaring tradition, a factor which influenced his writings. As a boy,
Jules Verne ran off to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship, but he was caught and
returned to his parents. In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris. While
there, however, his passion for the theatre grew. Later in 1850, Jules Verne's
first play was published. His father was outraged when he heard that Jules was
not going to continue law, so he discontinued the money he was giving him to pay
for his expenses in Paris. This forced Verne to make money by selling his
stories.
After spending many hours in Paris libraries studying geology, engineering, and
astronomy, Jules Verne published his first novel Five Weeks in a Balloon(1863).
Soon he started writing novels such as Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)
and From the Earth to the Moon(1866).
Because of the popularity of these and other novels, Jules Verne became a very
rich man. In 1876, he bought a large yacht and sailed around Europe. His last
novel The Invasion of the Sea appeared in 1905.
Jules Verne died in the city of Amines on March 24, 1905.