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Re: Master of the World

From: wbutcher <wbutcher~at~netvigator.com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 12:55:11 +0800
To: "'Jules Verne Forum'" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Rick,

 

I’ve been highlighting the textual problems in the Hetzelised Verne for a
quarter of a century, so I’m of course delighted such ideas are gaining some
currency.

 

Attempting to identify the mountain would be well beyond my ability; it’s an
area where locals might have more insights. The way forward might be for
“someone” to produce an authoritative, annotated translation of the relevant
passages from MM, as a – hopefully – agreed basis for discussion, plus a map
if possible. Then the discussions could weigh up the alternatives...

 

Best

 

Bill

 

From: owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il [mailto:owner-jvf~at~Gilead.org.il] On Behalf Of
Rick Walter
Sent: 08 May 2012 11:53
To: Jules Verne Forum
Subject: Re: Master of the World

 

Bill,

 

As usual, many thanks for your insights! By now I expect misspellings,
mixups, and obscurities in the MSs and Hetzels of ANY Verne novel I work
with, and I'm sure you do as well ... they come with the territory.

 

I'd asked about sources for MDM out of plain curiosity, since by the time of
its writing Verne was an armchair-traveling septuagenarian. I was wondering
if there was any possibility of actually pinpointing the mountain in
question, as this year's NAJVS conference hopes to do -- whaddya think?

 

Thanks again and warmest regards,

 

Rick

 

Frederick Paul Walter

Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: wbutcher <mailto:wbutcher~at~netvigator.com>

To: 'Jules Verne Forum' <mailto:jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 8:50 PM

Subject: Re: Master of the World

 

PS probably not relevant, but Verne sometimes writes “Great-eary” in the MS,
the name of a geological age.

 

 

From: wbutcher [mailto:wbutcher~at~netvigator.com]
Sent: 08 May 2012 10:34
To: 'Jules Verne Forum'
Subject: RE: Master of the World

 

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 - 07:55:33 IDT

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