Download or read book The Great Travels & Travellers (Illustrated Edition) written by Jules Verne and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 1459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 3 Volume series takes the readers on an unforgettable journey from 505 BCE till 19th Century recounting extraordinary tales of exploration and navigators. Verne's knowledge is truly remarkable and vast which he has also used in his great science fiction classics and adventure stories and thus, showing the depth of his literary prowess. Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction.A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time.