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Voyages Extraordinaires: The Scientific Romance of Jules Verne

by Molly Donnermeyer

7/20/2018

Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives, Jules Verne, Science Fiction

The French novelist and playwright Jules Verne, the “Father of Science Fiction,” created an elaborate series of adventure novels that became known as Voyages Extraordinaires, which translates literally to Extraordinary Voyages.