Tales for Adults - In The Year 2889

Tonight, we have a story about the far future, written from the perspective of the past. A story of telephotes and commutators, of editors and ambassadors, of newspapers and reporters. A story of one day in the life of the busiest man in the world.Proudly presenting “In The Year 2889” written by Jules and Michael Verne in 1889. This story was originally published under the well known and famous name Jules Verne (of Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Centre of the Earth fame) but has since been seen to be more the work of his son, Michael, working in partnership with his father and publishing this work.If you would like to hear more of this genre, please let me know by leaving a comment, like or review, or subscribing to whatever platform you are listening on.---Head over to our website to listen to other episodes, find all players and join the mailing list!www.talesbythefireside.comWe are also crowdfunding for the continued existence and expansion of the show, should you wish to get involved, please check out gofundme.com/talesbythefireside. Everything you do and every interaction you make really does mean the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.