Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre that has become known as science fiction. Stanford L. Luce is professor emeritus of French at Miami University in Ohio. Arthur B. Evans is the series editor of Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series and professor of French at DePauw University. He is also the managing editor of Science Fiction Studies. Jean-Michel Margot is recognized worldwide as an expert on Verne and is a past president of the North American Jules Verne Society.
"This first English translation of Verne's...hybrid of travelogue
and coded detective story...will...delight Verne enthusiasts with
its scholarly commentary and original black and white
illustrations."--Publishers Weekly
"With the publication of The Kip Brothers and The Mysterious
Island, it is no longer possible to dismiss Verne as a 'children's
author'.... Revealing the sociological, scientific, historical, and
geographic breadth of his vision, these titles provide room for
critical speculation for years to come."--Janice M. Bogstad,
Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
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