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Re: This strikes me as a "bit off" as Fogg would say

From: Garmt de Vries-Uiterweerd <garmtdevries~at~gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:47:01 +0100
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Somehow I think Verne would have preferred the quiet Madeleine over
the grandness of the Pantheon...

On 18 March 2010 20:16, Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com> wrote:
> I had not read that interview (so thank you very much for drawing it to my attention), but the fact he is not in the Pantheon (despite the fact that Dumas pere and Hugo are) still does sound like a massive smack in the face for him.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il]On Behalf
> Of Garmt de Vries-Uiterweerd
> Sent: 18 March 2010 7:10 pm
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> Subject: Re: This strikes me as a "bit off" as Fogg would say
>
>
> Hello Harry,
>
> Verne did receive honours during his lifetime. He was made an officer
> in the Légion d'honneur, and his works were crowned by the French
> Academy. But indeed, he was never elected a member of that academy,
> although at one point he had good hopes of becoming an "immortal".
> Have you read the interview with Sherard
> (http://jv.gilead.org.il/sherard.html)? It contains some quotes on
> this matter.
>
> Cheers,
> Garmt.
>
>
>
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