Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

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Dates:
Birth 1828-02-08
Death 1905-03-24
Active 1501
Active 1964
Birth 1828
Death 1905
Gender:
Male
French
French

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French author.

From the description of Postcard of Jules Verne, 1894 June 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981271

From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1869? Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583162

French writer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Château de Champagnette, to an unidentified friend, 1859 Sept. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270856228

Jules Verne (1828-1905). Born Nantes, France. Moved to Paris as a young man where he became friends with Hugo and Dumas, and discovered and greatly admired E.A. Poe's work. Even as Verne was writing his early dramas and comedies he passed his law degree. Considered the father of science fiction with H.G. Wells. Several of his fictions have become facts: the submarine, the space ship. Works include: Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Wrote more than 60 novels.

Samuel Sydney McClure (1857-1949). Editor, publisher, founder McClure's Magazine.

From the description of Letter to [S.S. McClure] and clippings, 1895 October 31, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 58435602

Epithet: author

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001296.0x000244

French author.

From the description of Jules Verne letter : Amiens, to Monsieur Monongahéla de Beaujeu, Beaujolais, Canada, 1891 Aug. 19. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 175290529

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