"These composers," Captain Nemo answered me, "are the conte… - Jules Verne

"These composers," Captain Nemo answered me, "are the contemporaries of Orpheus, because in the annals of the dead, all chronological differences fade; and"

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Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.

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Alternative Names: Jules Gabriel Verne • Julius Verne

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