Jules Verne

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Born	February 8, 1828 • Nantes • France
Died	March 24, 1905 (aged 77) • Amiens • France
Notable Works	“A Journey to the Centre of the Earth” • “Around the World in Eighty Days” • “Five Weeks in a Balloon” • “From the Earth to the Moon” • “The Mysterious Island” • “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”

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