Jules Verne Quotes


The moon, by her comparative proximity, and the constantly varying appearances produced by her several phases, has always occupied a considerable share of the attention of the inhabitants of the earth.


Citations

Verne, Jules. From the Earth to the Moon. Translated by Louis Mercier and Eleanor E. King, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1873.

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Jules Verne
Jules Verne
  • Born: February 8, 1828
  • Died: March 24, 1905
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet, Playwright

Jules Gabriel Verne 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).