Jules Gabriel Verne was born in 1828, in Nates, France. Jules' parents were of a seafaring tradition, one factor which influenced his writings. As a boy, Jules Verne ran off to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship, but he was caught and returned to his parents. In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris. While there, however, his passion for theatre grew. Later in 1850, Jules Verne's first play was published. His father was outraged when he heard that Jules was not going to continue law, so he discontinued the money he was giving him to pay for his expenses in Paris. This forced Verne to make money by selling his stories.

After spending many hours in Paris libraries studying geology, engineering, and astronomy, Jules Verne published his first novel Five Weeks in a Balloon. Soon he started writing novels such as Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Because of the popularity of these and other novels, Jules Verne became a very rich man. In 1876, he bought a large yacht and sailed around Europe. The last novel before Jules Verne's death was The Invasion of the Sea. Jules Verne died in the city of Amines in 1905.

Around the World in Eighty Days (Junior Deluxe Edition)

Cinq Semaines en Ballon (in French)

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon

From the Earth to the Moon; and Round the Moon

A Journey to the Interior of the Earth

Le Tour du Monde en 80 Jours

Les Cing Cents Million de la Begum (in French)

The Master of the World

The Mysterious Island

Robur the Conqueror

The Survivors of the Chancellor (Alternate Edition)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (audio)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers (Deuxieme Partie; in French)

Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers (in French)