Jules Verne was a French novelist and is one of the most beloved writers with many tales that have been told over and over again in movies, theater and on TV. Many of his books have been kept in print since first publication as he has continued to greatly influence science fiction genre to this day. With Verne popular series Voyages Extraordinaires, that includes A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas he is considered one of the most important writers of Europe. To this day he remains the second most translated author.