New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-19
JULES VERNE.
Translated for the Republican,

Translated for the Republican,
Jules Verne is one Of the popular spirits
of the age He belongs to the number Of
men who have contributed the most to
furnish the elements proper for the edu-
cation of youth.
From his infancy, his Imagination was
ardent, but he did not begin by labors
conformable to those which were to create
his brilliant reputation.
Born at Nantes February 3, 1928, he re-
ceived his education in his native city and
came to Paris to study law. He had scarce
set foot in the city when the love of the
hEama captured his bright intelligence.
thus happened that his first productions
re inspired by the stage, and at twenty
o years he was represented at the Van
vile by comedy in one act and in
cse: A" Les PaaIes RornpsLS," the success
~ which was immediate, and procured for
lin at once connections sufficiently re-
4 sporsible to aid him in Ms dramatic
y career.
\S Michel Carviere, then a popular hbret-
list of the Opera Comique accepted him
as associate, and they produced success
lively together, "Cblin lEdiilard," lies
Compagnons de Ia AnsJoIGins, "EAu5ergs
les A rdennes," comic operas in one act.
u threeof these pieces were represented
the Lyric Theatre in 1853, 1855 and
m S65S In 1861 Jules Verne presented at
= the Vaudeville prose comedy in three
acts entitled " Onss Jotvs de Siege" It
was composed in association with Mr..
Gharlest Wallut.
was at this time, that, not seeing any
a nty of making for himself position
e first class as q dramatic author, he
ped the true path in which his in
Ngenius would find success. Jules
IN consequence, published in a
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Acdtion and Of Recrsdtiors-a produe-
<Ehieh had considerable reputation;
UNTITLED Give Weeks in Balloon;
age of Discovery" Published in
i, book form in 1863, this scientific and geo.
graphical romance attracted general at
point of view entirely original this novel
was received with enthusiasm by the
young people, and secured the esteem of
all who interested themselves in questions
Of liter AZURE and education. A power of
profound observation, a capacity for strict
s. logic, q rare talent for description, with
dramatic form Of connection, captivated
the interest Of all. The success Of this
novel was simply enormous, and the au
2hor at once compTehended the resources
which this new method of interpreting the.
sciences offered him.
n He threw himself upon this way with
out restraint and Published style Of
works in which science is skillfulIy pre-
Bented under an amusing form, occupied
the minds of the young without fAtiguing
them. As all the world has read his sci
entidc romaneea II is only necessary to-
+ repeat their names TO make their eulogy,
I since everywhere that they have passed,
they have left thsir benehcent influence.
Let the reader remember:
"The Voyage to the Centre of the
Earth, published in 1854; "a Passage
Direct, from the Earth 70 the Moon. in
Ninety Seven Houra," 1895; ''The Desert
Of Ice," an adventure Of Captain Hatteras,
80 exciting in it's fnsidents; "ABound the
Moon" 1.-THE Child1sn Of Captain Graut.R
'.Disco very Of the Eazth. ..rAs Engksh at
the North Pole. +" Twenty ThousAnd
Leagues under Ne Ssas.s "A floating
City" "The HyAssioas Islsad, " novel
in three parts, wAish had appeared auc-
cessiveiy in 1871 and 1875, under the
titles of 'shipvTssha In The Air, /" .sThe
Abandoned" and 'srhs Secret Of the
Island, Z in aI Of vlish me aushoS had
displayed charming iuaAgination sad q
Tema1ks bic vigor Of description. &
In 1872 sppeared in he TsmseJoa7sdl
the famous .svoygs Around he World in
Eighty Days Which, with the aid Of NJ
DEnne y, the esisb1assd playwright va
10 pass from q Bonanse 70 ne theasre
there 10 zenlain durinR moro tAan foui
hunA red consecutive ssprsgansatienA
without thereby sxtinaiahtne iInscsaI
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