Jules —, French author of 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days (5)
I believe the answer is:
verne
(Other definitions for verne that I've seen before include "Jules --, French author" , "French novelist" , "Science-fiction writer" , "Jules ..... wrote ` `20,000 Leagues under the Sea' '" , "Jules, auther of Around the World in 80 Days" .)