<p>After discovering a strange parchment in Iceland Professor Harry and his guide Hans embark on a treacherous journey complete with a cave man and prehistoric monsters. </p> <p>Jules Verne was born on February 8 1828 in Nantes France. In Paris Verne studied law but chose to pursue literature. In 1850 his play <i>Les Pailles rompues</i> ('The Broken Straws') was successfully produced at Alexandre Dumas's Theatre Historique. He served as secretary at the Theatre Lyrique (1852-54) and later turned stockbroker but continued writing comedies librettos and stories. He died on March 24 1905 in Amiens France leaving behind a legacy of science fiction works including <i>Journey to the Center of the Earth</i> and <i>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</i>.