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Re: Female Society members

From: Garmt de Vries <G.deVries~at~phys.uu.nl>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:38:34 +0200 (CEST)
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On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Ian Thompson wrote:

> Trivial details perhaps, but it is interesting to see that Verne prefers
> to use fictional names when this is part of the story, but often
> introduces real names in specific contexts (eg explorers, inventors
> etc).

There are indeed very few occasions where real characters enter the plot
(as opposed to simply being referred to). Let's see what examples we can
think of:

- Nana Sahib in Maison a Vapeur
- Manuel Assomption in Superbe Orenoque (who is also mentioned in
Chaffanjon's book, a major source for Orenoque)
- Paul V... in Ville flottante
- The Czar in Strogoff (but note how his name is never mentioned, nor the
exact year in which the story takes place)
- Governor Glass of Tristan d'Acunha in Sphinx des glaces
- perhaps some of the conspirators in Famille-Sans-Nom?

... that's all that springs to mind!

Garmt.
Received on Wed 27 Jul 2005 - 18:38:41 IDT

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