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Re: Project JV2005

From: Norm Wolcott <nwolcott~at~kreative.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 23:40:41 -0400
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

The idea was to re-create the 28cm versions of the Voyages with the
illustrations. You may be referring to these as "in octavo". Were 64 printed
in this format? As mentioned I have found 4 or 5. They would be in the
original french of course. The english texts was really an afterthought to
try to collect public domain versions, although not the best translations.
With the illustrations available, an illustrated english version would not
be difficult as Zvi has done, but this is really secondary to to the
original idea.
-----Original Message-----
From: margot~at~ibm.net <margot~at~ibm.net>
To: jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Date: Sunday, April 18, 1999 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: Project JV2005


>This project JV2005 sounds very interesting, but I'm a little confused with
>all the lettered paragraphs you used, Norman.
>
>Do you allow me to ask a few simple questions :
>
>1. Is it correct that JV2005 tries to make available in a fac-simile matter
>some of the "Extraordinary Voyages" ?
>2. Will these novels be in French or English ?
>3. Under the expression "original format", are you referring to the format
>of the first English editions, or to the French so-called in-18 (non
>illustrated), or to the French so-called in-octavo (ilustrated) editions ?
>4. The collection "Les Voyages Extraordinaires" has 64 titles, of which 4
>were never translated into English.
>
>Jean-Michel Margot
>
Received on Tue 20 Apr 1999 - 06:43:24 IDT

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