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Re: JV 3-in-1 with good translations?

From: Tom McCormick <jambuvijaya~at~yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:44:50 -0800 (PST)
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Buy more to give away? By all means, spread the word, James!!!

Tom




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From: James Keeline <james~at~keeline.com>
To: jvf~at~Gilead.org.il
Sent: Fri, December 18, 2009 4:56:34 PM
Subject: JV 3-in-1 with good translations?

I don't remember reading about this before. I was in a Barnes & Noble bookstore today and spotted a large volume on their bargain classics rack using a series name "Library of Wonder" and the title:

Jules Verne
Extraordinary Voyages
Around the World in Eighty Days
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

It was published under the Fall River imprint and looks attractive with illustrations by Nate Pride. This is a first printing from 2009. ISBN 979-1-4351-1555-1

I was ready to scoff so I opened up a copy to see which translations were offered. Imagine my surprise when I saw that this $12.98 book contained an introduction by William Butcher, JCE by Ron Miller, and 20K by Frederick Paul Walter (aka Rick Walter).

They don't say who did the 80 Days but I figure that an old OK one was selected given the others in the volume. Let me know if this assumption is wrong.

It's good to know that good translations are out there at a low price for readers. Now we just have to lead people to editions like this.

I bought one copy today and will probably buy more to give away.

James Keeline
San Diego, CA
NAJVS


      
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