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Re: Verne: invented citations in the VE?

From: Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~phys.uu.nl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 09:44:40 +0200 (CEST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

> But: are there examples in the _Voyages extraordinaires_ of Verne
> *inventing out of whole cloth* an apparently historical or scientific
> source, cited by his narrator or a character in such a way that the
> reader will necessarily assume that it is "legitimate" -- i.e.,
> nonfictional?

The closest thing to this kind of invention I can think of appears in some
of the historical novels, especially Famille-Sans-Nom. After a complete
history of the troubles between French and English in Canada, where many
real people are presented, Verne goes on to introduce Simon Morgaz,
Jean-Sans-Nom, Beauvreuil etc. The way he writes about them sometimes
makes it look like they are real persons too.

Cheers,
Garmt.
Received on Tue 01 Jul 2003 - 10:46:56 IDT

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