Jules Gabriel Verne (/vɜːrn/;[1][2] French: [ʒyl ɡabʁijɛl vɛʁn]; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905)[3] was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the Voyages extraordinaires,[...
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