Jules Verne

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Jules Verne

Jules Verne (Nantes 1828 - Amiens 1905) was a French science-fiction author and a pioneer of that literary genre.

Many of Verne's works, especially Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, are notable for their precise and accurate scientific detail. Verne prolifically wrote about submarines, airplanes, and interplanetary rockets in his books before those machines were invented.

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Unfortunately, the most common English translations of Verne's work are extremely shoddy and take great licenses with the works, adding sections, removing vast quantities of material (especially his scientific detail), and even changing characters' names and backgrounds. This is due to translators seeking to sell them to an English audience shortly after publication; the oldest translations have now become public domain and are thus most popular.

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