New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-25

THE Voyage to the Centre of the Earth" From
the Earth to the Moon" 1.-The Mysterious Island"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-" "A
Days" The Purchase of the North Pole" and
tific discovery and speepIation basnee his stories
on what had been accomplished and the logical
and development along the lines of what had
already been accomplished. Many of the remark
since accomplished; many never will be. such as
mine Of nteres hf a0d VALUABLE q mos o deep
scientlhc information, His works nave oeen
Around the World in Eighty Days" which was
the result OF the authors reading a tourist ad-
Phileas. Fogg, was made to win his wager. as he
hea he day or (Which ne Te e a
Japanese and Arabian translations as well as
those of all Christian countries.
In his later years Jules Verne made his home
at Amiens' where his wife, widow, whom ne
clor there for several years. He spent consider
a6s time each b year In travsl especially IN aS
Michael StrogoI was the most popular Ar dNnf
and Doctor OK also had considerable success.
Jules Verne published in all oyer seventy volumes
Cooper and Hugo. He came to this country in
1857 on the Great Eastern. and went to Niagara,
accident in 1863 which famed him for life,
an6 %oundng h in OF the ie eE The bullet
was not removed and an open wound was caused;
Honor and had the distinction OF being the last
man decorated by the Empire u,,.n .r,.o- Who
visited him at his home in Amiens years ago
his Of collecting the material for his books.
which always dealt incidentally with some of the
latest topics of the day He said: II am great
reader and always read with pencil in hand l
carry a notebook with me. and Immediately Jot
down anything that interests me or may appear to
be of possible in my books. Every day after
luncheon I read through fifteen different papers,
always the fifteen and very little in any
any OF them escapes my attention. Then read the
reviews. 1 also read through the bulletins of the
scientific societies, and especially those OF the So
ciety of Geography, for geography is my passion
and my study. l have all Reclus's wOrks-and the
whole of Arago. also read and reread the collec-
ton known LIE Tour du Monde, which is
series of stories of travel. 1 have thus amassed
many thousands of notes on all subjects some or
these notes taken after conversations. love
TO hear people talk on subjects with which they
are acquainted"
Many of his works were suggested by actual dis
coveries and his deductions from pseudo-scientihc
premises were often ngenously elaborated that
It was by no means easy TO point out just wherein
ton always a subject for wonder His in
dustry was indefatigable. for in addition TO the
large library of fiction which he wrote with his
own pen he also produced several serious works,
including illustrated French geography and
history of famous voyages and great travellers
His later days embittered, In spite of the
honor in which he held at Amiens by the
comparative neglect of his countrymen. His great
ambition was to become member of the Academy,
but that august assembly refused him the honor.
his opponents maintaining successfully that his
works, brilliant many of hem were, could not
be accounted literature.