From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon
During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. It is well known with what energy the taste for military matters became developed among that nation of ship-owners, shopkeepers, and mechanics.  Simple tradesmen jumped their counters to become extemporized captains, colonels, and generals, without having ever passed the School of Instruction at West Point; nevertheless; they quickly rivaled their compeers of the old continent, and, like them, carried off victories by dint of lavish expenditure in ammunition, money, and men.
Classic Literature, Fiction, Thriller, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, science fiction, general
Jules Verne
Jules Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. 

He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the "Father of science fiction", along with H. G. Wells. ([Source][1].)

Also as of 2023, Jules Verne is regarded as the second most translated author in the world. ([Source][2].)

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne
  [2]: https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-author.php