Wells H. G., Verne Jules, Doyle Arthur Conan:
Graphic Classics, Volume 17: Science Fiction Classics
Eureka Productions , 2009
Quality paperback, 144 pages
Size: 247x176 mm
ISBN: 9780978791971
ISBN-10: 0978791975
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells's (1866-1946) Career As An Author Was Fostered By A Childhood Mishap. He Broke His Leg And Spent His Convalescence Reading Every Book He Could Find. Wells Earned A Scholarship At The Norman School Of Science In London. Wells's "Science Fiction" (Although He Never Called It Such) Was Influenced By His Interest In Biology. H. G. Wells Gained Fame With His First Novel, "The Time Machine (1895)." He Followed This With "The Island Of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), " And "The War Of The Worlds (1898)."
Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828-1905) Used A Combination Of Scientific Facts And His Imagination To Take Readers On Extraordinary Imaginative Journeys To Fantastic Places. In Such Books As " Around The World In Eighty Days, From The Earth To The Moon, " And " Journey To The Center Of The Earth, " He Predicted Many Technological Advances Of The Twentieth Century, Including The Invention Of The Automobile, Telephone, And Nuclear Submarines, As Well As Atomic Power And Travel To The Moon By Rocket.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Was Born In Edinburgh In 1859. Hoping To Augment His Income As An Eye Specialist, He Wrote His First Story Feature The Detective Sherlock Holmes. Fifty-Nine More Adventures Followed. Once, Wearying Of Holmes, His Creator Killed Him Off, But Was Forced By Popular Demand To Resurrect Him. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Died In Sussex In 1930.
