On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Peter Harold wrote:
> But we cannot exclude A. Badoureau really worked at a
> mine; I do recall there was some mines north of
> Amiens. Is that wrong?
I have no idea if our man worked in a mine...
> I am really happy that you make this translation. Did
> Jules Verne pay for this "chapitre supplementaire" by
> himself?
I seem to remember that Badoureau worked for 6 months on this project, and
that he got a reward. At any rate, Jules Verne used him as an inspiration
for the character Alcide Pierdeux, a French engineer who unravels the
notes found at Maston's place.
Cheers,
Garmt.
Received on Tue 03 Aug 2004 - 16:07:39 IDT
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