1. He wrote a play.
Alexandre Dumas, fils (the son).
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2. He unknowingly predicted electric submarines.
3. He wrote a novel depicting an eerily familiar world.
4. An attempt was made on his life.
5. One of the first things he did upon publishing his work was buy a boat.
A typical in-8º Hetzel cover for the Voyages Extraordinaires. The novel is Les Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord, and the cover style is "Aux deux éléphants" ("With two elephants").
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6. Two of his closest friends and advisors were Alexandre Dumas and Victor Hugo.
Portrait photograph of Victor Hugo published in the widely distributed serial publication entitled Galerie contemporaine, littéraire, artistique.
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7. He helped invent a genre of literature: travel writing.
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Jacques Arago
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8. He was a surprisingly good broker.
9. During the 20th century alone, Verne’s works were translated into 140 languages.
