From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon - Illustrated

by Jules Verne, Kelly Novak (Editor), Kelly Novak

Overview

This Andover Classics edition is a freshly edited version of the 1874 book by Scribner, Armstrong & Company, and contains all 80 full-page illustrations, and is printed with easy-to-read 12 point Georgia fonts. In Jules Verne's prophetic From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel, Round the Moon, the Gun Club, idle after the end of the US Civil War, aim to make a cannon capable of launching a missile to the moon. They then decide to go along for the ride. Verne's launch of three men in aluminum capsule from Florida and splash down in the Pacific Ocean predates the actual Apollo journeys by nearly exactly one century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781948785082
Publisher:	Hypothesis Press
Publication date:	03/15/2023
Pages:	466
Sales rank:	733,516
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.04(d)

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