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Jules Verne

Jules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He was the oldest of five children. He had three sisters: Mathilde, Anna and Marie, and one younger brothers Paul. His father was a lawyer and, much like the hero of Around the World in Eighty Days, he was precise about everything. He was known for his honesty. His mother, Sophie Allotte, came from a family of ship builders and sea captains. Jules Verne was an amazing writer who predicted the science future of the world.

Around the World in Eighty is a classic adventure novel

by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in

1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his

newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to

circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000

wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.

The Most famous Book of Jules Verne

Alice Walker

Alice Walker

Alice Malsenior Walker was born February 9, 1944 is an American author. She has written at length on issues of race and gender, and is most famous for the critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

The Most famous BookThe Color Purple is an acclaimed 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker. It received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name.