From The Earth To The Moon & Around The Moon With an Introduction and Notes by Alex Dolby. JULES VERNE 1828-1905 was internationally famous as the author of novels based on extraordinary voyages. His visionary use of new travel technologies inspired his readers to look to the industrial future rather than the remote past for their dreams of adventure. The popularity of his novels led directly to modern science fiction. In From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, Jules Verne turned the ancient fanta