Celebrated Travels and Travellers

by Jules Verne, New Century Books (Editor)

Overview

Hanno, the Carthaginian--Herodotus visits Egypt, Lybia, Ethiopia, Phoenicia, Arabia, Babylon, Persia, India, Media, Colchis, the Caspian Sea, Scythia, Thrace, and Greece--Pytheas explores the coasts of Iberia and Gaul, the English Channel, the Isle of Albion, the Orkney Islands, and the land of Thule--Nearchus visits the Asiatic coast, from the Indus to the Persian Gulf--Eudoxus reconnoitres the West Coast of Africa--Cæsar conquers Gaul and Great Britain--Strabo travels over the interior of Asia, and Egypt, Greece, and Italy.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012022950
Publisher:	New Century Books
Publication date:	12/14/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	403 KB

About the Author

Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris