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Ian´s Jules Verne and Scotland

From: Per Johan Moe <Per.J.Moe~at~hive.no>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:34:08 +0000
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Congratulations to Ian !
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His new book Jules Verne´s Scotland, in Fact and Fiction
- was launched and presented yesterday, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
I had the pleasure of being present when Ian held his presentation and was interviewed on stage, at a theatre in beautiful Charlotte Square gardens.

This event was chaired by Nat Edwards, director of the Robert Burns Museum, who gave Ian Thompson an insightful introduction and a very good review of the new book on Jules Verne and Scotland.
The one hour event, which was attended by quite a crowd, was followed up by many questions from interested book readers. Afterwards they lined up in the nearby book tent to get their copy signed.
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I can recommend my fellow Vernians to take a trip to Edinburgh, which has several Verne -links. Ian very kindly toured me around most of them after the book event. So, among other sites, now I know where M.Antifer met Tyrcomel (!).
(Very early the same morning, I had my morning coffe rereading some pages of Backwards to Britain (that I had brought along), and at the same time be able to see out of the window, what Verne described - amazing).
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Thank you very much Ian, for writing this highly interesting book - which I already have dived into. It is fascinating and well written. - looking forward to reading it in regular pace.
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All the best from Per Johan
- from across the NorthSea
.
PS
pictures from the Ed. BookFest will appear on:
www.julesverne.no/english<http://www.julesverne.no/english>
Received on Thu 18 Aug 2011 - 12:35:29 IDT

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