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Re: Myths

From: Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~phys.uu.nl>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 22:10:53 +0200 (CEST)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Dear Ariel,

> - The myth dealing with Verne as a man who didn't travel to any country.
> Actually it is said he wrote all his books based only in his imagination,
> without going abroad.

Yep.

> - The myth about the inscription in his tomb ("Vers l'immortalité...").
> Actually, everybody knows this is the name of the sculpture.

Nice one!

> - The legend about his jewish origin.

Is this legend still alive, or has it been debunked long ago?

> What about adding this question to the JV FAQ?

Good idea. In the FAQ, we may not have the space to elaborate a lot,
though.

Cheers,
Garmt.
Received on Sun 03 Apr 2005 - 23:10:57 IDT

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