Around the World In Eighty Days (Classics)About the Author Jules Verne (1828 1905) was a French writer, poet and playwright. Dubbed sometimes as the Father of Science Fiction, he had a great influence on many latter day science fiction writers and scientists. Apart from other works, he wrote Voyages extraordinaires, an adventure science fiction series of over 50 novels many of which are still highly popular among both adults and children. He is the second most translated writer in the world.