

<color><param>0100,0100,0100</param><bigger>1. A supplement to  <italic>L'Express</italic>, <italic>Expressmag</italic>, 31 january to 6 
february, has a section "Les enfants de Jules Verne" pp. 18-
29, in which a number of specialists (journalists, baloonists, 
broadcasters etc) explain what reading Verne meant to them, 
each brief contribution being illustrated with appropriate 
images. A second section, "Jules Verne Le Passeur de 
sciences" discusses him as a scientific polymath. The 
L'Express web site   "contains an exhaustive listing with 
commentary of books devoted to Verne".....www.lexpress.fr

2. A nice memorabilium is a two-sided calendar for 2005 on 
solid card (of the type distributed in France at Christmas by 
postmen and fire service in return for a Christmas tip) has 
been produced by;

La Librairie Jules Verne, 7 rue Lagrange, 75005 Paris. It is in 
full colour and is surrounded by familiar scenes from Verne, 
cartonnages etc The artist is Roland Munnier and his work is 
very decorative...dimensions 27 x 21 cms.

Ian Thompson.<smaller>

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