Jules Verne (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Jules-Verne
- First Published: 1973
- Time of Work: 1828–1905
- Setting: Nantes, Paris, Le Crotoy, and Amiens, France; Scotland; England; the Mediterranean Sea; Scandinavia; and New York
- Principal Characters: Jules Verne, Pierre Verne, Sophie Verne, Honorine De Viane, Michel Verne, Jules Hetzel
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Politics, France or French people, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Novelists, Grandparents or grandchildren, Science fiction, Democracy, Biography
- Locales: France, New York, England, Scandinavia, Scotland, Mediterranean
Form and Content
In Jules Verne: A Biography, Jean Jules-Verne, Verne’s grandson, provides a personal look at Jules Verne, his family, and his friends. The book is divided into chapters, each chapter covering specific years and discussing the works that Verne published during that period. Jules-Verne gives special attention to the events, both public and private, that shaped Verne’s ideas and the representation these ideas received in specific writings.
Although Verne is usually associated with science and technology, Jules-Verne instead focuses on his...
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