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Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces fourteen hundred thousand square miles, upon which is spread unequally a population of one hundred and eighty millions of souls.
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could no... (more Jules Verne quotes)
Verne was portrayed by Carl Esmond in the 1958 film From Earth to the Moon.
Verne was friends with French author Alexandre Dumas during his younger days. Dumas encouraged Verne to pursue a writing career.
Verne served on the town council of the city of Amiens, France from 1888 until 1904.
20th century sci-fi author Ray Bradbury and Polar explorer Richard E. Byrd are/were among ... (more Jules Verne trivia)
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