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Verne in Slovakia in 1892

From: Jan Rychlík <jan.rychlik~at~seznam.cz>
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 21:31:23 +0200 (CEST)
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There is a persistent legend in Slovakia that Jules Verne visited this country (then a part of Austria-Hungary) in 1892. I even found recently a website identifying a well known Slovak priest as a student who allegedly served as Verne's companion. Therefore I submit this question to this forum in search for final argument against this assumption.



It seems to me that Verne's health prevented him from taking such a long journey, the more so when there was no apparent reason for it. The one constantly given by Slovaks, i.e. that Verne was looking for inspiration for LE CHÂTEAU DES CARPATHES, is rather foolish, since the novel was written earlier than 1892.



Jan Rychlik


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