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Re: Jules V. sex life

From: Jean-Michel Margot <jmmargot~at~mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:27:17 -0500
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Dear Forum members,

At 13:37 17.01.2005, you wrote:
>Hi Jean-Pierre and all forum members,
>I'm curious about this word Jean-Pierre is talking about. Jean-Pierre, can
>you explain with more details what was the mistranslation Olivier Dumas
>highlighted at the Societé?
>Regards,
>Ariel
>>From: boutin <boutin~at~versailles.inra.fr>
>>Reply-To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>>To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>>Subject: Re: Jules V. sex life
>>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:25:41 +0100
>>The legend started from an error in the translation of 1 word in a letter
>>from JV to Hetzel .... The matter was largely debated at the French
>>"Société Jules Verne". Olivier Dumas highlighted the mistranslation and
>>showed in a convincing way which it was impossible that JV and Aristide
>>Briand could have homosexual relationship in his last book "Voyage à
>>travers JV". But such a rumour never stop ...
>>Jean-Pierre

The whole controversy about Briand-Briant (and a connection to JV's
possible hommosexuality) ended when I published (after Olivier Dumas was
part of the debate) a fac-simile of the letter written by Verne to Hetzel
June 16, 1877 where a quick (and wrong) reading of JV's handwriting could
be "Briand" instead of Michel in the 5th line of the letter:
Bulletin de la Société Jules Verne, 2e trimestre 1982, vol. 16, no 62, p. 210.

This letter is available in the 2nd volume of the letters between JV and
Hetzel, #389, p. 189.

Happy new year to everybody!


Jean-Michel Margot
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Received on Mon 17 Jan 2005 - 21:27:47 IST

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