VERNE, Jules.

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From the Earth to the Moon Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes. An early edition of "the most important lunar voyage in science-fiction; the first hard science-fiction novel with full recognition that the preparations for a moon voyage may be just as interesting as the lunar voyage itself. It is also one of the first lunar voyages written from the point of view of scientific adventure" (Bleiler, p. 760).It was first published in French in 1865 and in English in 1869.

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