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Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
By Susan Christiansen
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October 25, 2016
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19th century French novelist Jules Verne has often been referred to as the “Father of Science Fiction” as well as a ‘prophet of scientific progress’ for his uncannily predictive depictions of scientific innovations and inventions long before their time. Born the son of a prominent lawyer in the seaport of Nantes, Verne was raised withContinue reading “Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”
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