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Re: Master of the World

From: wbutcher <wbutcher~at~netvigator.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 10:33:39 +0800
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Rick,

 

I’m not aware of any research done on this question of why MM is set in
Morganton etc.

 

In the manuscript, Verne writes “Satawba-river” (i 3), an attested variant
of “Catawba”, whereas Hetzel fils (and most subsequent editions) published
the erroneous “Sarawba”. If you Google-books Satawba and Morganton in French
pre 1920, you get only Baedeker and L Drapeyron, in the Revue de géographie.


 

Another clue is that Verne wrote both “Alleghanis” (i 1) and “Alleghanys” (i
3).

 

Hoping this helps...

 

Best

 

Bill

 

From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On Behalf Of
Jean-Michel Margot
Sent: 08 May 2012 08:18
To: Jules Verne Forum
Subject: Re: Master of the World

 

On 5/7/2012 5:28 PM, Rick Walter wrote:

Bill & J-M,

 

What geographic sources did Verne consult while writing MDM? Is this known?

 

 

All the best,

 

Rick

 

That's the problem. We don't know which source JV used to get a description
of the mountains of North Caroline.



Jean-Michel Margot
Received on Tue 08 May 2012 - 05:34:14 IDT

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