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Re: Verne in retirement

From: Jan Rychlík <jan.rychlik~at~seznam.cz>
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:45:15 +0100 (CET)
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> I didn't look for Verne's 1868 critique of the book on the Civil War...it
> isn't listed in the catalogue at the BNF but I imagine it was published in
> the Bulletin de la Société de Géographie de Paris so I will look there next
> time I am in Paris.

Dear Ian,

That will be great. It is interesting to know what Verne pinpointed in his review and how this reflected in L’Ile mystérieuse.

Meanwhile, I was able to discover that Louis Cortambert was a brother of geographer Richard Cortambert (whom Verne cites in Les Enfants du capitaine Grant). Louis settled in the USA in 1833 and became prominent person of French press in America. In collaboration with M. de Tranaltos, he wrote the book reviewed by Verne, as well as a biography of General Grant (1868), both publications destined to French Americans. (So the Paris 1867 edition reviewed by Verne was perhaps simultaneously published.)

Sincerely

Jan Rychlik
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