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Re: Etext renditions of JV translations

From: Norm Wolcott <nwolcott~at~kreative.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 23:59:11 -0500
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

I have the 1869 Lackland translation of Five Weeks in a Balloon, so maybe
it would be worth while to get this one into PG. I will consult with the
priests of PG maybe get something going on it. The paper is foxed, hard to
OCR. May need color separations.

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> From: James D. Keeline <keeline~at~adnc.com>
> To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>
> Subject: Re: Etext renditions of JV translations
> Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 5:33 PM
>
> "Arthur B. Evans" wrote:
> >
> > Do you see the pattern here? The 1911 Vincent Parke edition, edited by
> > Charles F. Horne, includes some of the most atrocious English-language
> > translation of Verne's works that had ever been done.
> >
> > Sorry to burst anyone's bubble. But it's sad to see the Gutenberg
project
> > waste their efforts on such poor translations. Worse still, it's
alarming
> > that these texts (not the real Verne) will take on a new life in
cyberspace.
> >
> > Best,
> > Art Evans
>
> Since Project Gutenberg and other etext databases rely on public domain
> texts, it is almost a certainty that they will use the old-bad trans-
> lations rather than any good ones which exist. Also, since the 1911
> editions are generally easier to find than the earlier ones which might
> have good translations (ie 1869 FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON), it is not very
> surprising that this is the result. Most of the "good" translations you
> mention would still be protected by copyright and as such are not candi-
> dates for Project Gutenberg texts unless the copyright holders wish to
> place them in the public domain prematurely.
>
> James D. Keeline
> http://www.keeline.com
Received on Mon 07 Feb 2000 - 06:00:53 IST

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