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Re: Fw: Comparison of the two Mysterious Islands

From: <Skravitz~at~aol.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:09:33 EDT
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il

Norm,
     This is a second set of passages that Kingston did not translate from
The Mysterious Island. Some of these are deliberate censorship. Words Kingston
did not translate are shown in square brackets [...].
     From Chapter 8, Part II, after the sheep have been herded into the
corral .
     In short, the result was satisfactory, and the settlers had no reason to
complain. [For the most part, these wild sheep were females, several of whom
would not be long in giving birth.] There was no doubt that the flock would
prosper,...
     From Chapter 7, Part II.
     He was already taught to make himself useful by drawing loads of wood
and carting away the stones which were extracted from the bed of Creek
Glycerine.
     ["He's not yet a mason, but he's already an ape!" said Herbert jokingly,
making allusion to the nickname of "ape" that masons give to their
apprentices. And if ever the name was justified, his surely was.]
     From Chapter 9, Part II.
     Cyrus Harding and Herbert, after having examined that part of the Far
West where the cycas grew, took their bearings, and returned to Granite House,
where they made known their discovery. The next day the settlers went to
collect some, [and Pencroff, becoming more and more enthusiastic about his island,
said to the engineer:
     "Mr. Cyrus, do you believe that there are islands for castaways?"
     "What do you mean by that, Pencroff?"
     "Well, I mean islands created especially for people to be shipwrecked
on, where these poor devils can always manage."
     "That's possible," replied the engineer, smiling.
     "It's certain, sir," replied Pencroff, "and it's all the more certain
that Lincoln Island is one of them!"]

Sid Kravitz
Received on Thu 17 Jul 2003 - 20:13:07 IDT

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