Tag: # Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828~1905), “Paris in the Twentieth Century”, 1863 was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: Jules Verne, “Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Russian and Three Englishmen in South Africa”, 1872 which was an African adventure SciFi novel. Africa (shown ABOVE) as a continent has four coastal rivers; and, … Continue reading Jules Verne (1828-1905), “Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Russian and Three Englishmen in South Africa”, 1872.

 Jules Verne, “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, 1864 was a subterranean science fiction novel.  The planet “hollow Earth theory” is generally believed; and, protagonist Professor Otto Lidenbrock is out to prove to the world that through lava  tubes one can reach the center of the Earth. Professor Lidenbrock has a nephew “Alex” who … Continue reading Jules Verne (1828-1905), “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, 1864.

Bram Stoker, “Dracula”, 1897 was the topic of an earlier blog post.  Here I present  the similar:  Jules Verne, “Carpathian Castle”, 1892 which is the source of the story 5-years later by Bram Stoker, “Dracula”, 1897.   Both novels are set in the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania.  I stated in the earlier post that the … Continue reading Jules Verne (1828-1905), "Carpathian Castle”, 1892.