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Jules Verne
(2 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his
adventure novels
and his profound influence on the literary genre of
science fiction
. Trained to be a lawyer, he left the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
led to the creation of the
Voyages extraordinaires
, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864),
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
(1870), and
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1873).
Photograph credit:
Étienne Carjat
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Template:POTD
Picture of the day archives
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2028 February
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2028 February 1
2028 February 3
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Picture of the day
Jules Verne
(2 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his
adventure novels
and his profound influence on the literary genre of
science fiction
. Trained to be a lawyer, he left the profession early in life to write for magazines and the stage. His collaboration with the publisher
Pierre-Jules Hetzel
led to the creation of the
Voyages extraordinaires
, a widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864),
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
(1870), and
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1873).
Photograph credit:
Étienne Carjat
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
Archive
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See also
Template:POTD protected/2028-02-02
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Wikipedia Picture of the day February 2028
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