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Francis Bennett: character portrait from In the year 2889 (Verne, Michel; Verne, Jules)

A character in In the year 2889

Francis Bennett

In the year 2889 by Verne, Michel; Verne, Jules

The wealthy director and proprietor of the Earth Herald, an enormously influential newspaper in the year 2889.

Also known as: the director of the Earth Herald, the proprietor of the Earth Herald

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Meet Francis Bennett

The wealthy director and proprietor of the Earth Herald, an enormously influential newspaper in the year 2889. He represents the technologically advanced, commercially driven society of the future and takes a practical interest in its inventions and institutions.

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a man, a middle-aged, well-groomed man in an immaculate, formal futuristic business suit.

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