This book is a biography of Jules Verne from the ’60s that has been lying around the house. It was impossible to resist such a hyperbolic title, additionally the blurb claimed “he saw into the future”. Naturally I was disappointed when Jules Verne never demonstrated actual clairvoyance. I’ve only read 20000 Leagues Under the Sea of his, but had passing knowledge of his more famous books. It’s a short biography and a significant portion is devoted to describing his stories and the effects that they […]