For 10 points, name this French author of Paris in the Twentieth Century, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days
In one of this author's works, everything related to arts and humanities is ignored in favor of technology and commerce, going so far as needing to visit an Imperial Library just to find books by Balzac. Another one of his works involves the Abraham Lincoln and her voyage to track down and destroy a kraken, which turns out to be a metal vessel led by Captain Nemo. In another novel, Phileas Fogg makes it around the world in the title time to win a bet. For 10 points, name this French author of Paris in the Twentieth Century, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days
In one of this author's works, everything related to arts and humanities is ignored in favor of technology and commerce, going so far as needing to visit an Imperial Library just to find books by Balzac.
Jules Verne