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Jules Verne

Born

in Nantes, France

February 08, 1828

Died

March 24, 1905

Genre

Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy

Influences

Walter Scott, Edgar Allan Poe, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, James Fen ...more

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Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,117,740 ratings · 54,628 reviews · 6,333 distinct works • Similar authors

	Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 281,141 ratings — published 1872 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 3.89 avg rating — 275,520 ratings — published 1869 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 223,888 ratings — published 1864 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Island 4.13 avg rating — 58,909 ratings — published 1875 — 351 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Earth to the Moon 3.75 avg rating — 39,087 ratings — published 1865 — 2708 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Weeks in a Balloon 3.75 avg rating — 25,947 ratings — published 1863 — 1442 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant 4.07 avg rating — 14,720 ratings — published 1867 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels 3.88 avg rating — 14,993 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miguel Strogoff 3.93 avg rating — 10,792 ratings — published 1876 — 1800 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Calico Illustrated Classics Set 3) by Jules Verne, Eric Scott Fisher (Illustrator), Jan Fields (Adapter) 3.98 avg rating — 8,191 ratings — published 1977 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Capitaine Nemo (3 books)
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Caleb Carr (Introduction),

Jordan Stump (Translation),

Sestilio Montanelli (Translator)

3.94 avg rating — 351,227 ratings

Les Enfants du capitaine Grant (3 volumes) (3 books)
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Jules Verne

4.06 avg rating — 16,324 ratings

Robur (2 books)
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1stworld Library (Editor)

3.47 avg rating — 5,170 ratings

La Jangada (The Giant Raft) (2 books)
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3.71 avg rating — 2,321 ratings

Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (2 volumes) (2 books)
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Jules Verne,

Mehveş Sorkun (Translator)

3.96 avg rating — 2,103 ratings

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June 2016 Read: For June, we will dive in to the past and read some of the first stories ever to be considered Science Fiction. For June, we read Classic Sci-fi.

"Classic Novel" is defined in many ways. The interpretation we are using is "... something that has come to be considered one of the best of its kind, is an example of excellence, & has been popular for a long time."

For this poll, after much toil and discussion, we have decided to stick to old books which are less mind-bendy like the utopian books and more creature oriented. Below are books about monsters, aliens, and adventure! I chose only the most recognizable titles from before the 1920s (mostly from the 1800s) and I am sure you will notice that HG Wells & Jules Verne both have two selections each in this poll since their books were most widely recognized in this genre from this time period.

Hope you enjoy! Happy Voting!

[This poll will become live at 12:01am on Sunday, May 1st,
and will run until 11:59 pm on Saturday, May 14th]

The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1896) by H.G. Wells

4 votes, 50.0%

The War of the Worlds
(1898) by H.G. Wells

2 votes, 25.0%

Dude... I totally don't care.

1 vote, 12.5%

Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864) by Jules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3) by Jules Verne

1 vote, 12.5%

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
(1870) by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6) by Jules Verne

0 votes, 0.0%

The Lost World
(1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle

0 votes, 0.0%

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