Jules Verne Collection

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Jules Verne Collection

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The Jules Verne Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division was presented to the Library in 1961 by Rilma Hurd. Assembled by her father, Willis E. Hurd of Arlington, Virginia, the collection consists largely of late nineteenth and early twentieth century editions of the science fiction writer's works which were issued in translation in England and the United States. The books have distinctive illustrations and decorated covers.

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Library of Congress. Rare Book and Special Collections Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 11664845

Library of Congress. Rare Book and Special Collections Division

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Verne, Jules, 1828-1905

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Jules Gabriel Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires, a series of bestselling adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1872). His novels, always well documented, are generally set in the second half of the 19th century, taking into a...