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Re: A possible origin of Jenny "Haliburtt"

From: Filletti Joseph at JUDICIARY <joseph.filletti~at~gov.mt>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:45:59 +0100
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Dear Ian
We also distinguish between the grade of evidence required between civil
and criminal procedures. The latter require absolute moral certainty and
conviction, the former a balance of probability and a preponderance of
evidence would normally suffice.
Happy Easter to you and all at home
Joseph

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On Behalf
Of Ian Thompson
Sent: 18 March 2010 13:19
To: Jules Verne Forum
Subject: Re: A possible origin of Jenny "Haliburtt"

Dear Joseph,
Thank you for your comment. But as Malta's senior Judge you will very
well know that there are two kinds of evidence! There are facts that are

well established and proven and others that are speculative...my
comments on Haliburtt are in the second category! It is one of the
fascinations of Verne that there are so many aspects of his life and
work that we can only speculate about, although this can sometimes lead
to proof or at least lead to further inquiry.
Best wishes to you in a sunny Malta.
Ian


Filletti Joseph at JUDICIARY wrote:
> Dear Ian
> Your erudition on Verniana never ceases to amaze me!
> Your last information was most interesting.
> Best regards
> Joseph Filletti
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On
Behalf
> Of Ian Thompson
> Sent: 17 March 2010 19:50
> To: Jules Verne Forum
> 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 Fri 26 Mar 2010 - 11:46:05 IDT

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