Born on February 8, 1828, Jules Verne had spent much of his childhood in the small seaside town of Nantes, France. He was the son of a wealthy provincial lawyer, Pierre Verne and Sophie Allote de la Fuÿe, a generations-old local woman with maritime history and Scottish ancestry. In 1829, the Verne family moved to Quai Jean-Bart. In the same year, Verne's brother Paul was born. After her brother there were three more sisters, Anna, Mathilde and Maria in 1836, 1839 and 1842, in chronological order. For much of his childhood, Verne had repeatedly dreamed of embarking on great adventures on the high seas. His early life was marked by an unfortunate occasion: he had climbed out of the window of his house and ran to the port to exchange places with a less enthusiastic cabin boy on the Corallie ship that would sail for three years. expedition of the year. The witty boy was captured by his father moments before the ship left. The embarrassment of his daring escapade causes Verne to promise to travel only with his imagination. This was a momentous event that marked the beginning of his literary career (“Evans”). Being the son of a lawyer, Verne should have followed his father's profession and studied law in Paris. Verne received his education in 1847 when he was sent to the Lycée Georges Clemceau, a secondary school to study law. He later obtained his degree to practice law in 1850. He had no intention of continuing because he was secretly planning a literary career. Later in the year, Verne had produced his first play, Broken Straws, to moderate success. After his first production, from 1852 to 1855, the aspiring writer occupied a poorly paid position as secretary of the Théâtre Lyrique, in Paris. As he worked, g...... middle of paper ......rre-aronnax.html>.Shmoop Editorial Team. "Themes of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. April 10, 2014. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Nemo in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. April 10, 2014. Shmoop Editorial Team. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. April 10, 2014Encyclopedia of World Biography "Jules Verne". 2nd ed. vol. 15. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 467-469. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Network. January 8, 2014. "Verne, Jules." UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2003. Enciclopedia.com. April 10th. 2014 .