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Re: which translation of Servadac is this?

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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:26:36 -0500
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Scribner reprinted this novel several times in the late 1800's as part of its "Uniform Edition" which were fully illustrated reprints of the original editions with red covers mostly. The Hector Servadac issues carried the title "Hector Servadac, or the Career of a Comet" on he red cover, but inside the plates were the same as the Sampson Low edition (except for publisher's name) and so carried only the title "Hector Servadac" Hence the confusion of what the title is. It is of course the Frewer translation. For the Munro translation see

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/sherwood/Servadac02.htm

This is a much more accurate and literal translation and includes much material Frewer bowdlerized. Unfortunately the last ten chapters use the Frewer translation as Munro was in a rush to print before Scribners. The rush was unfortunate as the book was not a seller (published only as a broadsheet) and was never reissued by Munro. The original Munro scans are on the LOC website, and the original publication is in the rare book room at LOC.

For a new more literal translation of the last ten chapters in the Munro style see

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/sherwood/Comet2-4.htm

by myself and Christian Sanchez of Argentina. Both works combined with the original 100 illustrations in book form 500+ pages in 8 12 x 11" format are at

http://stores.lulu.com/choptank-press

And of course it must be remembered that both the Frewer and Munro translations (and the Roth) were taken from the preliminary "Magazin" version which was altered by Hetzel because of complaints by the Jewish establishment (see Wikipedia article on "Hector Servadac") --for the Folio version which is the one we know today as in the Livre de Poche.


nwolcott2~at~post.harvard.edu
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Which translation of HECTOR SERVADAC, subtitled CAREER OF A COMET, was published by Charles Scribner's in 1878?Since it doesn't have its own entry in Evans's bibliographic site, I'm assuming it's either Frewer or Roth, but that doesn't settle which.Ross Bagby

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