Richard E. Byrd, quoted in James E. Gunn, Inside Science Fiction (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006), p. 210, retrieved 26 August 2013
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It was Jules Verne who launched me on this trip.
— Richard E. Byrd
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About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
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