The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of a British merchant captain named James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue a prisoner held by the Confederates. Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost...More
Born on February 8, 1828, Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction', because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before the airplanes, space-crafts and submarines were invented. He is best known for his novels ‘A Journey to the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’, ‘The Mysterious Island’ and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. He has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare.
Born on February 8, 1828, Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction', because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before the airplanes, space-crafts and submarines were invented. He is best known for his novels ‘A Journey to the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’, ‘The Mysterious Island’ and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. He has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, ranking between Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare.
Book Summary
The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of a British merchant captain named James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue a prisoner held by the Confederates. Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early 1860s.
Jules Verne
