Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook The Reader’s Notebook: Jules Verne By Greg Jenkins • Feb 8, 2021 Related Program: The Reader’s Notebook ShareTweetEmail Credit biography.com February 8, 2021 -- Jules Verne, a 19th-century French author, is famed for such revolutionary science-fiction novels as 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.' Listen Listening... / 4:12 ShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.