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Re: A possible origin of Jenny "Haliburtt"

From: Filletti Joseph at JUDICIARY <joseph.filletti~at~gov.mt>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:37:09 +0100
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Dear Ian
Your erudition on Verniana never ceases to amaze me!
Your last information was most interesting.
Best regards
Joseph Filletti

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Sent: 17 March 2010 19:50
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Subject: A possible origin of Jenny "Haliburtt"


It is well known that Sir Walter Scott was one of Verne's favourite
authors. It appears that Verne was very familiar with Scott's life in
detail, not least perhaps because, in addition to Verne's enthusiasm for

Scotland, Scott had a French wife (Charlotte Charpentier). In "les Indes

noires" Verne used the name of the village where Scott attended church
(Yarrow) as the name of a coal seam in "Coal City".
The heroine of "Les forceurs de blocus" is Jenny Haliburtt, an unusual
name, virtually non-existant in the UK. However, the name of Sir Walter
Scott's grandmother was "Haliburton" and Verne would probably have been
aware of this. The coincidence is very close, even though Jenny was
American rather than British. Perhaps there are alternative explanations

for Verne's use of such an unusual name?
Ian Thompson
Received on Thu 18 Mar 2010 - 10:37:17 IST

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