Jules Verne the Sea", 1869); and "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" ("Around the World in Eighty Days"), which first appeared in "Le Temps" in 1872. Verne could now live on his writings. But most of his wealth came from the stage adaptations of "Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours" (1874) and "Michel Strogoff" (1876), which he wrote with Adolphe d'Ennery. In 1867, Verne bought a small ship, the "Saint-Michel", which he successively replaced with the "Saint-Michel II" and the "Saint-Michel III" as his financial situation improved. On board the "Saint-Michel III", he sailed around Europe. After his first novel,
ADFE-Français du Monde ADFE-Français du Monde The Français du Monde - ADFE, also known as "Association démocratique des Français de l'étranger - Français du Monde" (Association of French people overseas - French of the World), "ADFE-FdM", "ADFE" and "Français du Monde", is a French group with a worldwide presence. It was established in 1980 , and was quite active in obtaining in 1982 the right for French citizens living overseas to elect their own representatives to a consultative assembly, the "Conseil Superieur des Français de l'Etranger" (CSFE), the denomination of which was modified in 2004 in "Assemblée des Français de l'étranger" (AFE), electing