"The Palik Series of Jules Verne, Published in conjunction with the North American Jules Verne Society, Edited by Brian Taves"Long before Verne stories had formed the basisfor such movies as Around the World in 80 Days,many of his plays were theatrical blockbusters onthe 19th century stage. Expert scholarly researchintroduces four of Verne's plays written in his youth,translated by Frank Morlock. Verne's themes rangefrom romantic comedies to a scientist's discovery thatthere may not be such a difference between humanand ape after all!