Презентация "Jules Verne" 10 класс

Jules Verne

EARLY YEARS AND CAREER

Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in France, a busy maritime port city. There, Verne was exposed to vessels departing and arriving, sparking his imagination for travel and adventure. His father, a lawyer, sent his son to Paris to study law. While he tended to his studies, Verne found himself attracted to literature and the theater.

Marriage and Child

In 1856, Verne met and fell in love with Honorine de Viane. They married in 1857. That year he also published his first book, “The 1857 Salon”. In 1859, Verne and his wife embarked on the first of approximately 20 trips to the British Isles. In 1861, the couple's only child, Michel Jean Pierre Verne, was born.

Meeting Pierre-Jules Hetzel

Verne's literary career had failed to gain traction to that point, but his luck would change with his introduction to editor and publisher Hetzel in 1862. Verne subsequently signed a contract in which he would submit new works every year to the publisher.

Literary Career

In 1864, Hetzel published “The Adventures of Captain Hatteras” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth”.

In 1867, Hetzel published Verne's “Illustrated Geography of France and Her Colonies”. In 1869 and 1870, Hetzel published Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”, “Around the Moon” and “Discovery of the Earth”.

On 24 March 1905, while ill with diabetes, Verne died at his home.

In all, Verne authored more than 60 books. Often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction," Verne is the second most translated writer of all time (behind Agatha Christie), and his musings on scientific endeavors have sparked the imaginations of writers, scientists and inventors for over a century.

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