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[[Image:Verne.jpg|right|thumb|Jules Verne]]
[[Image:Verne.jpg|right|thumb|Jules Verne]]
'''Jules Verne''' (Nantes 1828 - Amiens 1905) was a [[France| French]] [[science-fiction]] [[author]] and a pioneer of that literary genre.
'''Jules Verne''' (Nantes 1828 - Amiens 1905) was a [[France| French]] [[science-fiction]] [[author]] and a pioneer of that literary genre. His depictions of fantastic technological advances, including space travel and television, helped create the genre of science fiction. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb08.html]
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 [[submarine]]s, [[airplane]]s, and interplanetary [[rockets]] in his books before those machines were invented.
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 [[submarine]]s, [[airplane]]s, and interplanetary [[rockets]] in his books before those machines were invented.
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The [[Library of Congress]] contains the largest Verne holdings outside of France. Some 400 rare Verne volumes, donated by Willis E. Hurd, make up the core of the collection. Through copyright deposit, the Library acquired many early English-language editions of Verne's stories. [[Ibidem]]
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== Selected Works ==
== Selected Works ==