In Prophets of Science Fiction [1], the TV Series about SF authors, they portrayed Jules Verne as disillusioned and depressed in his later years. They said he

In Prophets of Science Fiction [1], the TV Series about SF authors, they portrayed Jules Verne as disillusioned and depressed in his later years. They said he burned all his correspondence and in despair wrote his last work, Paris in the Twentieth Century [2], a somewhat dystopian novel in which art is no longer valued. It is such a contrast to his other novels I have to wonder how accurate this portrayal is, whether it was greatly exaggerated in some way. Can anyone comment on Verne's latter days? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_of_Science_Fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophets_of_Science_Fiction [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century