JULES VERNE (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre that has become known as science fiction. ALEX KIRSTUKAS has published and presented on Verne's work for both academic and popular audiences, and is a trustee of the North American Jules Verne Society as well as the editor of its peer-reviewed publication Extraordinary Voyages. ARTHUR B. EVANS is an emeritus professor of French at DePauw University and winner of the 2014 Cyrano prize for his scholarly contributions to the field of French science fiction. He has published numerous books and articles on Jules Verne and other early writers of French science fiction, serves as the managing editor of Science Fiction Studies, and is the general editor of Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series.
"[T]hrillingly captures the passion and excitement of early
aviation and, more poetically, the enchantment of flight."--Michael
Dirda, Barnes & Noble
"[T]hrillingly captures the passion and excitement of early
aviation and, more poetically, the enchantment of flight."--Michael
Dirda, Barnes & Noble
"One of Verne's most compelling and enjoyable novels within his
Extraordinary Voyages series, this is a very important work and an
integral piece of the Jules Verne corpus."--Peter Schulman,
translator of Jules Verne's The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
"Jules Verne, with his legendary prescience and uncanny ability to
make scientific prophecies, explores in this book the dream of
flight in heavier-than-air machines. Along the way, he provides us
with a fascinating look into challenging scientific disputes, as
well as into the startlingly prejudicial and imperialistic views of
the nineteenth century. A gripping read.""--Mario Livio,
astrophysicist and author of Brilliant Blunders
"One of Verne's most compelling and enjoyable novels within his
Extraordinary Voyages series, this is a very important work and an
integral piece of the Jules Verne corpus."--Peter Schulman,
translator of Jules Verne's The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz
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