Essay Archive - Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Going to moon, a balloon trip around the world, adventure under the sea,
all this in the late 1800s? All this was possible in the writings of Jules Verne.
Jules Verne was born in Nantes on February 8, 1828. He had a vivid imagination
and as a child, he often sailed down the Loire River with his brother. He always
wondered about air and undersea travel. In the 1800s, none of these advances
were discovered.
His father was a lawyer and wanted young Verne to be one, too. Jules was
sent to Paris to study law and while he was there, he became interested in
liter....
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