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Verne in Wesleyan's "Early Classics of Science Fiction" series

From: Arthur B. Evans <aevans2~at~tds.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:21:17 -0500
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Dear Dennis, Ron, and other ami(e)s vernien(ne)s,

Yes, the "Early Classics of Science Fiction" series from Wesleyan actually
started out as a proposal for a "Jules Verne Series" wherein they would
publish all of Verne's remaining untranslated novels and other writings as
well as decent translations of a number of Verne's most poorly translated
novels. Wesleyan chose instead (perhaps knowing that I am managing editor
of SCIENCE FICTION STUDIES) to broaden the scope of the series to include
all early science fiction--not only Verne but also Wells, Flammarion,
Grainville, Robida, Merrit, Stapledon and many others. When I accepted to
serve as the general editor of this new series, it was with the
understanding that Wesleyan would publish Verne's untranslated novels and
updated translations of his other novels even though most people might not
view some of these works of "early science fiction." Wesleyan--and its
excellent editor-in-chief Suzanna Tamminen--agreed to these terms. This is
why Verne's INVASION OF THE SEA, THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, THE MIGHTY ORINOCO,
and (in 2004) TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS have been (or will be) published in this
particular book series.

All best wishes to you all for the New Year,
Art


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Kytasaari" <djk~at~epguides.com>
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 8:43 PM
Subject: RE: The Mighty Orinoco


> Ron,
>
> Remember that Art Evans is the managing editor of the series and he's on
> our side. He's bent the rules a bit, otherwise we might never have
> gotten the opportunity to read this tale so soon. I'm sure he'll
> commment more one he see's this thread, but it was also discussed in
> forum thread back in May/June 2000 when the series was announced...
>
> http://jv.gilead.org.il/forum/2000/05/
>
> http://jv.gilead.org.il/forum/2000/06/
>
> I see Amazon already has this book listed, but they are citing May 2003
> as the release date.
>
>
> Hopefully Stanford's translation of "Les Frères Kip" can be taken out of
> the hands of the publisher where it is currently floundering and get
> added to this excellent series.
>
>
> Also coming on the horizon is the first ever (in book form) English
> translation of the play "Voyage a Travers L'Impossible." This book is a
> product of the NAJVS, Inc. and will be published by Prometheus Books
> sometime in 2003. More details on this release will be posted to the
> forum as they are finalized.
>
> -djk
>
> Dennis Kytasaari djk~at~epguides.com http://epguides.com/
> Jules Verne-"Mobilis in Mobile" http://epguides.com/djk/
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il
> > [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On Behalf Of rmiller~at~crosslink.com
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 6:10 PM
> > To: Jules Verne Forum
> > Subject: Re: The Mighty Orinoco
> >
> > On 30 Dec 02, at 17:33, Skravitz~at~aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I called Wesleyan University Press at 800-421-1561 (a U.S. phone
> > > number) and I was assured that The Mighty Orinoco would be available
>
> > > sometime in January. This is a book in the Early Classics of
> Science
> > > Fiction series, the first
> > > English edition, translated by Stanford L. Luce, edited by Arthur B.
> > > Evans, with an introduction and notes by Walter James Miller.
> > >
> >
> > Excellent news, since this is one of the only two Verne novels I've
> > never read.
> >
> > A question, however: I wonder exactly how Wesleyan justified this
> > as part of their "Early Classics of Science Fiction" series? Verne
> > was certainly a seminal SF author, but not everything he wrote was
> > science fiction . . . including "The Mighty Orinoco". I would be hard
> > put to describe it as science fiction . . . and as a "classic" of
> early
> > science fiction? That seems to be a bit much.
> >
> > RM
> >
>
>
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