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Originally Posted by Calenorn
Although, I can understand the urge to edit out the infodumps. There's always a great adventure story buried in there. Somewhere.
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You are absolutely right that there are infodumps. In some books more than in others, but they are always there to some extent, to the point that they are more a feature than a bug. He's telling you an adventure story, but when he judges it necessary he'll give you a popular science lecture relevant to the story.
It's something that modern writers are advised against, and that people tend to dislike for obvious reasons, but there's something that I find likable in the way Verne does it. It's not just that I don't mind, it's that I actually like it, at least if the subject is interesting for me. For example, in Captain Hatteras I enjoyed the discussion of other Artic expeditions. If it's something I find less interesting... well, you can always skip a few paragraphs ahead.