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Set in Trieste, Sicily, and Morocco, this play tells the story of Mathias Sandorf, a Hungarian patriot who is betrayed to the Austrians by one of his comrades-in-arms. Thought to be dead, Sandorf returns after many years of wandering to seek his revenge. This is one of the first modern depictions in drama of a gay couple.
Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828-1905) is considered by many the father of science fiction. Born in Nantes, France, he studied law but turned to writing opera libretti until the 1863 publication of Five Weeks in a Balloon, the first of his Extraordinary Voyages series. Its success encouraged him to produce a number of classic and prophetic science fiction novels, including Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea. His stories foresaw many scientific and technological developments, including the submarine, television, and space travel.
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