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Re: Reading Jules Verne--any takers? (Géographie)

From: Bernhard Krauth <BGYKRAUTH~at~t-online.de>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 14:58:57 +0200
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

thank you very much, to both Chris Leather and Ernest Sjogren.

I found a hardcopy I will order, and I had the same problems for the online - version, but no idea of the ftp. Never mind

Regards /Salutations

Bernhard Krauth


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ernest Sjogren
  To: Jules Verne Forum
  Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 2:13 PM
  Subject: Re: Reading Jules Verne--any takers? (Géographie)


  Dear Bernhard,

> Illustrated Geography of France

  Mr. Leather may have meant that he used the online book search services to locate a print copy of the book, which he then bought by mail or e-mail.

  There is a digital scan of the work in French in .pdf format available at this site:

  http://gallica.bnf.fr/

  The document must be read with the free Acrobat reader software. (Gallica's link for obtaining the reader can be found on the "Aide" page, in the second paragraph of the "Aide à la configuration du poste de consultation" section.)

  Here is a link to the first page of the Géographie:

  http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=NUMM-29120&M=pagination&Y=Image

  If that link does not work, leftclick on Recherche at top of the main page, which will take you to the search page, and then search on Géographie (mots du titre) and Jules Verne (Auteur). ("geographie" works okay, too, for mots du titre.)

  The document can be viewed page-by-page. Note that sometimes the downloaded pages do not format correctly, but just downloading again usually supplies a good image.

  Gallica documents can be downloaded entire. In the past, I have downloaded complete documents to my computer from Gallica, and this is very convenient. However, I have been unsuccessful so far downloading this one: I don't know if the document is too large, or the site is too busy, or their policy has changed, or what. They have supplied me with an ftp address, where the formatted document will be kept until Monday (early or late I don't know). If you are unsuccessful in downloading the document, yourself, you might try ftp'ing to the server where this copy is saved, if ftp is something you are familiar with doing. So far download via ftp, too, has been unsuccessful for me, however. Here are Gallica's instructions:

  "Les paramètres de connexion sont les suivants:
  " serveur = ftp.bnf.fr
  " compte = anonymous
  " mot de passe = aucun
  " chemin du fichier = ftp://ftp.bnf.fr/002/N0029120_PDF_1_812.PDF "

  (The number before ".PDF" is the page count of the document, including blank pages.)

  I hope you enjoy the Géographie. If you have questions about accessing it, please e-mail me, and I'll do my best to help.

  Ernie Sjogren


    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Bernhard Krauth
    To: Jules Verne Forum
    Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:15 PM
    Subject: Re: Reading Jules Verne--any takers?


    With the internet book search programs I've got most of the rarer books plus things like Celebrated Travellers (all three volumes - all read), and a copy (in French - so I haven't read it) of Illustrated Geography Of France

    - could you give a link were did you found the Geography?

    Thanks

    Bernhard
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: chrisleather
      To: Jules Verne Forum
      Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 12:12 PM
      Subject: Re: Reading Jules Verne--any takers?


      Hi,

      I'm 29 and live in England and have read most of Verne's books. The first was 20,000 Leagues about 10 - 15 years ago now. I managed to buy (on my own without parents!) I think ten books from my local library book sale (25 pence each) and read them all with interest.

      Without the internet I would imagine I could have read about half of his books. With the internet book search programs I've got most of the rarer books plus things like Celebrated Travellers (all three volumes - all read), and a copy (in French - so I haven't read it) of Illustrated Geography Of France.

      My two most treasured books are firsts of Voyage Round The World [aka The Children Of Captain Grant].

      I've read HG Wells and I also like Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov and J.R.R. Tolkien.

      Hope this helps in your question.

      Best wishes, Chris Leather.
        ----- Original Message -----
        From: Norm Wolcott
        To: Jules Verne Forum
        Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:25 AM
        Subject: Reading Jules Verne--any takers?


        I would like to know if anyone has any solid evidence of an English speaking person under age 30 who has ever read a book in English by Jules Verne. Perhaps we could offer a prize.

        nwolcott2~at~post.harvard.edu Friar Wolcott, Gutenberg Abbey, Sherwood Forrest
Received on Sun 19 Sep 2004 - 15:59:03 IDT

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