Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written."
Jules Verne, (born February 8, 1828, Nantes, France—died March 24, 1905, Amiens), prolific French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction.