Introduction to Literature Module 1.2
Jules Verne
Study Guide: Introduction to Literature (Excellence in Literature, English 1)
Focus Text
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Audiobook narrated by Alan Munro
Honors Text
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Context Resource Links
These links represent only the online resources referenced in this module. Instructions, background information, offline resources, and assignments are all found in the Excellence in Literature study guide listed above.
Readings
- https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/in-the-year-2889-by-jules-verne-2
- http://www.readprint.com/author-85/Jules-Verne
- https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jules_verne.html
The Author’s Life
- Jules Verne: The Biography of an Imagination
- Jules Verne: The Man Who Invented the Future by Franz Born
- https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/jules-verne-at-home-1894-interview-by-sherard
- Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography by Herbert R. Lottman
Poetry
Audio
Video
Around the World in 80 Days (Two-Disc Special Edition) (1956)
https://www.excellence-in-literature.com//trailer-for-around-the-world-in-80-days-1956-film
20,000 Leagues (optional honors track)
Visual Arts
Music
International Interest
- http://verne.garmtdevries.nl/en/
- http://verne.garmtdevries.nl/en/voyages/world.cgi (interactive map of the journey)
Places to Go
Additional Resources
Category link for browsing: https://www.excellence-in-literature.com/category/e1-resources/
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