Jules Verne has lost none of his inventiveness, notwithstanding the demands made upon him during the past 10 years; he is just as amusing and just as absurd. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...
On November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly set off on her race around the world in an attempt to beat the "record" set in Jules Verne's fictional book, "Around the World in 80 Days." People from around the ...
As Radio 4 embarks on a journey To the Ends of the Earth with a set of Victorian adventure ... than in the adventure novels of 19th-century French novelist Jules Verne. Here’s what makes Verne ...