Jules Verne, Inventor of Science Fiction

Jules Verne, Inventor of Science Fiction
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Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X000070685
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Book Synopsis Jules Verne, Inventor of Science Fiction by : Peter Costello

Download or read book Jules Verne, Inventor of Science Fiction written by Peter Costello and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science Fiction Pioneer

Science Fiction Pioneer
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Publisher : Millbrook Press
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9780761382676
ISBN-13 : 0761382674
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Science Fiction Pioneer by : Tom Streissguth

Download or read book Science Fiction Pioneer written by Tom Streissguth and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him. They expected him to become a lawyer, but he dreamed of writing. He started out writing more traditional poetry and plays, but then he began to create a new, unconventional kind of fiction. It combined adventure, the modern world of science and invention, and his personal view of the future. With fantastical characters, spaceships to the moon, and deep-sea submarines, his books told of things that would not actually occur for decades.

The Begum's Millions

The Begum's Millions
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780819574596
ISBN-13 : 0819574597
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Begum's Millions by : Jules Verne

Download or read book The Begum's Millions written by Jules Verne and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verne's first cautionary tale about the dangers of science — first modern and corrected English translation. When two European scientists unexpectedly inherit an Indian rajah's fortune, each builds an experimental city of his dreams in the wilds of the American Northwest. France-Ville is a harmonious urban community devoted to health and hygiene, the specialty of its French founder, Dr. François Sarrasin. Stahlstadt, or City of Steel, is a fortress-like factory town devoted to the manufacture of high-tech weapons of war. Its German creator, the fanatically pro-Aryan Herr Schultze, is Verne's first truly evil scientist. In his quest for world domination and racial supremacy, Schultze decides to showcase his deadly wares by destroying France-Ville and all its inhabitants. Both prescient and cautionary, The Begum's Millions is a masterpiece of scientific and political speculation and constitutes one of the earliest technological utopia/dystopias in Western literature. This Wesleyan edition features notes, appendices, and a critical introduction as well as all the illustrations from the original French edition.

Who Was Jules Verne?

Who Was Jules Verne?
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9780451532725
ISBN-13 : 0451532724
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Who Was Jules Verne? by : James Buckley, Jr.

Download or read book Who Was Jules Verne? written by James Buckley, Jr. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the father of science fiction, Jule Verne. Born in France in 1829, Jules Verne always dreamed of adventure. At age 11, he snuck onboard a ship headed for the Indies only to be discovered by his father and have his dreams dashed. After his father made him swear to only travel "in his imagination," Verne kept his promise for the rest of his life. He began writing adventure stories as a young man and became a popular writer throughout France. Known for mixing scientific discovery and literature in his books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, Verne is often called "The Father of Science Fiction."

Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy

Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 1483
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ISBN-10 : 9781626868199
ISBN-13 : 1626868190
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy by : Jules Verne

Download or read book Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy written by Jules Verne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 1483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blast off into the unknown with this collection of ten classical works of science fiction and fantasy. Long before we ventured into outer space or explored the most remote regions of the planet, writers have spun stories of what might lie in those unknown worlds, or what awaits humanity in the future. Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy is a collection of ten novels and short stories that blazed the trail for the popular genre. Works by acclaimed authors such as Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jack London, and H. P. Lovecraft will transport the reader to distant places and times—and set the imagination ablaze!

The Mighty Orinoco

The Mighty Orinoco
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Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : 9780819567802
ISBN-13 : 0819567809
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Mighty Orinoco by : Jules Verne

Download or read book The Mighty Orinoco written by Jules Verne and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2005-12-12 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in 1898, and part of Jules Verne's famous series "Voyages Extraordinaires, " this fantastic tale a young man's search for his father along Venezuela's then-uncharted Orinoco River contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure storyQas well as a unique feminist twist.

The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure

The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure
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Publisher : Humanoids, Inc.
Total Pages : 203
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ISBN-10 : 9781643379470
ISBN-13 : 164337947X
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure by : Xavier Dollo

Download or read book The History of Science Fiction: A Graphic Novel Adventure written by Xavier Dollo and published by Humanoids, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey through time and space with this graphic novel history of the science fiction genre.