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The ''Voyages Extraordinaires'' (literally ''Extraordinary Voyages'' or ''Extraordinary Journeys'') are a sequence of fifty-four novels by the French writer Jules Verne, originally published between 1863 and 1905. According to Verne's editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel, the goal of the ''Voyages'' was "to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format ... the history of the universe." Verne's meticulous attention to detail and scientific trivia, coupled with his sense of wonder and exploration, form the backbone of the ''Voyages''. Part of the reason for the broad appeal of his work was the sense that the reader could really learn knowledge of geology, biology, astronomy, paleontology, oceanography and the exotic locations and cultures of world through the adventures of Verne's protagonists. This great wealth of information distinguished his works as "encyclopedic novels". The first of Verne's novels to carry the title ''Voyages Extraordinaires'' was ''The Adventures of Captain Hatteras'', which was the third of all his novels. The works in this series included both fiction and non-fiction, some with overt science fiction elements (e.g., ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'') or elements of scientific romance (e.g., ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''). ==Theme== In a late interview, Verne affirmed that Hetzel's ambitious commission had become the running literary theme of his novel sequence: However, Verne made clear that his own object was more literary than scientific, saying "I do not in any way pose as a scientist"〔 and explaining in another interview: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voyages Extraordinaires」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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