The publication in France of a "lost" Jules Verne novel called Paris au XXe siècle 1 (Paris in the 20th Century, untranslated as of this writing) has caused quite a stir in the media during the past ...

The purpose of this essay is to describe the development of French science fiction in the 19th century before Jules Verne. 1 It will not be confined to an historical study but will also consider some ...

When French author Jules Verne died in 1905, powered air flight, which he put at the center of his 1886 book "Robur the Conqueror," had moved from fiction to reality. Just two years earlier, the ...

How did his work influence the worlds of science and literature? Jules Verne, born in 1828 in France, became one of the pioneers of science fiction literature. His works, such as "Twenty Thousand ...

As restaurant locations go, few can match that of Le Jules Verne – it sits on the second level of the Eiffel Tower. What's more, it has been awarded two Michelin stars. On paper, then ...

As Radio 4 embarks on a journey To the Ends of the Earth with a set of Victorian adventure stories, we examine how the work of 19th-century French novelist Jules Verne feeds into the modern ...

Neutelings Riedijk Architects and ARS Architects Urbanistes have just won a competition to design the Cité des Imaginaires and Grand Musée Jules Verne in Nantes, France. Selected from 160 ...