Jules Verne
Jules Verne was a writer of science fiction.
Jules Verne once had an adventure with the Doctor in which they encountered Silurians and a giant squid. This inspired Verne to write 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, although the Doctor convinced Jules to remove the Silurians from the story. (NSA: Peacemaker) On an earlier occasion, the Doctor claimed to have worked alongside Verne for many years. (ST: 64 Carlysle Street)
Ian Chesterton had read Jules Verne and H.G. Wells as a child. (PDA: The Eleventh Tiger)
When the Doctor discovered Richard Haliwell's journal and read from it, Turlough said that it sounded like something H.G. Wells or Jules Verne had written. (PDA: Imperial Moon)
The TARDIS' console room was compared to something out of Jules Verne by several people, including Sam Jones (EDA: Seeing I, Vanderdeken's Children, The Scarlet Empress), Fitz Kreiner (EDA: The Blue Angel), and Nina Kellow. (TN: Rip Tide)
Captain Nemo and Robur, two of Verne's creations lived in the Land of Fiction. (DWM: Character Assassin)
- Verne himself wasn't mentioned in the story.
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