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Re: Sphinx of the Ice Fields - La esfinge de los hielos

From: James Keeline <keeline~at~yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:57:04 -0800 (PST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

The copy that Roger offered was the I.O. Evans-edited copy from the
Fitzroy edition. These books are notorious for being incomplete
abridged editions. Granted, the vintage translations have their
own set of problems. However, the vintage translation will surely
be longer than the Evans edition (as THE MYSTERY OF ARTHUR GORDON
PYM) which does contain the Poe text.

Many libraries (about 240) in the US and UK have copies of the old
translation of the text under the title ANTARCTIC MYSTERY. There
is a Gregg Press edition from the 1970s which seems to be common
in libraries. That is likely a reprint of an old copy rather than
a new translation based on the desctiption in WorldCat.

UCLA has the 1898 Sampson Low edition (the only copy listed in
WorldCat) and 19 libraries have the 1899 Lippincott edition:

CA KINGS CNTY LIBR CKC
CA UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, LA CLU
CT HARTFORD PUB LIBR HPL
FL JACKSONVILLE UNIV FJU
IA UNIV OF IOWA LIBR NUI
KS UNIV OF KANSAS KKU
LA TULANE UNIV LRU
MA OLD COLONY LIBR NETWORK OCD
MA SAILS, INC S6L
MA UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AT BOSTON BMU
MI UNIV OF MICHIGAN LIBR EYM
NY CORNELL UNIV COO
NY STRONG MUS VZM
OH OHIO STATE UNIV, THE OSU
RI BROWN UNIV RBN
TN VANDERBILT UNIV LIBR TJC
TX TEXAS A&M UNIV TXA
TX UNIV OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, HARRY RANSOM HRH
WI UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE GZN

The Gregg Press edition refers to the 1899 Lippincott edition.

I hope this helps you get a copy of the story.

James D. Keeline


--- Fams <fams~at~sinectis.com.ar> wrote:
> It's funny you are having such a hard time looking for "Sphinx of
> the Ice Fields,", since this book was the first one I bought when
> I "re-discovered" Jules Verne two years ago. It's easily
> abailable here in Argentina and quite cheap, but, of course, in
> spanish. It's hard cover and with a short note explaining the
> relation with Poe's book. Contains no ilustrations but it's the
> complete version.
>
> It's edited by "Edicomunicación SA" (Madrid, Spain)
> (www.edicomunicacion.com) and it belongs to the colection "Obras
> inmortales de la literatura universal"
>
> I really loved and enjoyed this book, good luck with your work
>
> Florencia
>
>
> "Jeschonek, Robert" wrote:
>
> > I've searched extensively for Verne's "Sphinx of the Ice
> > Fields," and am thrilled to learn that you have a copy. Is it,
> > indeed, the complete, unabridged text of the novel?
> > Approximately how many pages is it in length? I would be most
> > grateful if you could take the time and trouble to xerox the
> > novel and mail it to me; I will certainly reimburse you for the
> > cost of copying and postage. I'm a graduate student at Indiana
> > University of PA, and I am working on a paper exploring the
> > linkages between Verne and Poe; thus, a reproduction of the
> > complete text of the novel is exactly what I need. (Could you
> > also include copies of the front pages of the book that detail
> > its publication history and title? I'll need those for
> > citations in the paper. Also, if the book includes an
> > introduction or preface related to Verne's novel, or discussing
> > his and Poe's novels in tandem, could you copy and send along
> > those as well?) The paper is due December 9, so I'd like to
> > get started on Verne's novel as soon as I can. If the copies
> > are clean enough, when I've finished the paper, I'd be
> > interested in scanning the text into electronic form and making
> > it available to Zvi for posting on his Verne website. Please
> > let me know if you can help me out; I would really appreciate
> > it. This novel, despite its connection to Poe's high profile
> > novel, is impossible to find! (Which makes it a good subject
> > for a paper, of course.)
>


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