On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, nejat bayramoglu wrote:
> I'm afraid it took more than thirty seconds. So it seems I don't get 20
> cents! "The star of the south" wasn't Verne's original idea. Being just
> a Verne fan, not a Vernian, I know that much.
Indeed, Verne worked from the manuscript by Grousset. I have the feeling
that the inclusion of Moore's poem (in English!) was Grousset's idea, not
Verne's. As for the philosophical musings about a scientist's
responsabilities, you'd have to check the manuscripts.
Cheers,
Garmt.
Received on Fri 19 Aug 2005 - 11:21:05 IDT