Posts tagged Jules Verne

Exploring the Animal Within

Ah, The Island of Dr. Moreau, H.G. Wells’ foray into the psychological landscapes of humanity and the beast within.  For those who are unaware of this story, it is about a shipwrecked man who is picked up by a vessel on its way to a small, unknown island.  Here he finds himself with two human companions, [...]

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1865, the end of the war between the states, as well as the original publishing year for Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.  I always thought it was ‘A Journey’, but it is not, so from here on out, don’t say it like that, you’ll be harshly corrected by not only me, but your [...]

The Science Fiction Masters

I thought it was about time that I finally talk about those authors who made science fiction what it is today.  I say authors because SF has always been at its best and most true when in the literary form. Science Fiction has been around since Johannes Keplers Somnium written almost 400 years ago.  In [...]