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RE: Journey to the Center of the Earth

From: Zvi Har'El <rl~at~math.technion.ac.il>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 16:23:36 +0300 (IDT)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>
cc: "'abechamp~at~dreamcatchergames.com'" <abechamp~at~dreamcatchergames.com>

Dear Annette,

I suppose that Bill explanation referred to his translation, not to Jules
Verne's work. The latter is certainly in the public domain. There are also many
translations in the public domain, one of them is entitled "JOURNEY INTO THE
INTERIOR OF THE EARTH" (English translation by Frederick Amadeus Malleson
originally published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd., London, 1877). It is in the
public domain, and it is freely available on the net thanks to the efforts of
Norman Wolcott. See http://JV.Gilead.org.il/wolcott/CE-allc/ . As Norman
explains, "This version is believed to be the most faithful rendition into
English of this classic currently in the public domain". Note that the
online version mentioned in Bill's email is not free, but will cost you at
least $9.95 (one the minimum subscription: "Your subscription begins at the
time of registration and ends a full 7 days later. If you have only one paper
due in a short period of time, this is the option for you"). It is cheaper to
buy the book from an online store! Anyway, the choice is yours.

Best,

Zvi.



On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, BUTCHER, Charles William wrote:

> Hi Annette,
>
> The laws of copyright basically specify that published works stay in
> copyright for about 60 years. My critical edition and translation of
> Journey to the Centre of the Earth was first published by OUP in 1992, but
> has been regularly revised since then. The work is also available from The
> Folio Society (end of July -- with an intro by Michael Crichton) and online
> at Questia ( http://www.questia.com/ <http://www.questia.com/> ).
>
> Please do tell me if you need more information.
>
> Bill
>
> Tel: + 852-2817 9584 (home) or + 852-2948 7254 (work)
> Fax: + 852-2948 7270
> Senior lecturer, Room B4-1/F-41, English Dept., Institute of Education, 10
> Lo Ping Road, Taipo, Hong Kong
> http://www.ied.edu.hk/eng/lectinfo/wbutcher.htm or
> http://JV.Gilead.org.il/butcher
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Annette [mailto:abechamp~at~dreamcatchergames.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 8:54 AM
> To: jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il
> Subject: Journey to the Center of the Earth
>
> Hi there,
>
> As a Jules Verne enthusiast I am hoping that you are aware of the rules of
> copywrite on the Verne material. Can you tell me in particular (if you know)
> whether Journey to the Center of the Earth is in Public Domain?
>
> Thanks so much,
> Annette Béchamp
> DreamCatcher Interactive
> abechamp~at~dreamcatchergames.com <mailto:abechamp~at~dreamcatchergames.com>
> www.dreamcatchergames.com <http://www.dreamcatchergames.com>
>
>
>

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tel:+972-54-227607                   Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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                              Wednesday, 13 Tammuz 5761,  4 July 2001,  4:12PM

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