Jules Verne

French, 1828–1905

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French novelist and pioneer of science fiction whose extraordinary voyages anticipated submarines, space travel, and many other technological innovations. Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Journey to the Center of the Earth remain thrilling adventure classics. Verne is the second most translated author in the world, after Agatha Christie.