The Child of the Cavern: Or, Strange Doings Underground

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S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877 - Coal mines and mining - 246 pages
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About the author (1877)

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

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TitleThe Child of the Cavern: Or, Strange Doings Underground
AuthorJules Verne
Translated byWilliam Henry Giles Kingston
PublisherS. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized17 Jul 2017
Length246 pages
  
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