That always seemed absurd to me, but there are lots of things that verne wrote about which have been more than realized.
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
I'll write a composition about it, and you will think you are reading Jules verne and the Arabian Nights all over again."
"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"
Cyril Burleigh
The vast richness which is hidden in those primitive rocks will one day, perhaps, be brought to light, rivaling the dazzling stories of the Arabian Nights, or the fascinating extravagances of Jules verne.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou