Hi Ian,
You really are a scientist in the Vernian tradition: get out there in the
field, and explore! Excellent work, and I enjoy reading your reports on
your Maltese trip.
> A more interesting article was published by V.Laurenza, "Malta in un
> viaggio Giulio Verne",Archivum Melitense, March 1920. It too argues from
> Mathias Sandorf to reconstruct Verne's visit but its interest is that the
> author discovered the testimonial, and autographed copy of "Face au
> Drapeau" given to Samuel Grech for his assistance in the repair of the St
> Michel.
It seems Verne took some time to show his gratitude. By the time "Face au
drapeau" was published, the Saint-Michel had long been sold to Nicolas I,
and Verne hadn't left Amiens for years...
Cheers,
Garmt.
Received on Tue 31 Oct 2006 - 10:36:05 IST