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The Annotated Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon Hardcover – December 13, 1995

by Walter James Miller (Author)

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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172 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Gramercy Books
Publication date

December 13, 1995
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8.5 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches
ISBN-10

0517148331
ISBN-13

978-0517148334
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gramercy Books; Updated edition (December 13, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 172 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0517148331
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0517148334
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches

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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author best known for his tales of adventure, including Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. A true visionary, Verne foresaw the skyscraper, the submarine, and the airplane, among many other inventions, and is now regarded as one of the fathers of science fiction.

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Mark McGovern

How Jules Verne REALLY got to the Moon!

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020

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Years ago, I was given a copy of Mr. Miller's annotated edition of Jules Verne's 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. In addition to adding information contained in the text, Mr. Miller went to great lengths to clear up many of the discrepancies between Verne's original text and the often shoddy translations that have become standard issue over the years (for example, Verne's "metres" are given as "yards" in the standard English edition). Walter James Miller provides the same service to both Jules Verne and modern readers with this editon of FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON. He supports not only the storytelling with great insights into many subtleties that it would be easy to miss, but also unflinchingly points out scientific errors where they occur. But, as he points out, Verne's predictions coincide with the actual Moon landings more often than not. This is a great read, made greater!

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Dusty Pulver

The Annotated Jules Verne: From the Earth to the Moon

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2013

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A series of Verne books were sought to satisfy a request from my 12 yr old grandson. My research on Verne books indicated the early translations (when he was alive) were problematic, as they were rushed to market to satisfy the burgeoning interest in science fiction of the times. So I tried to get the annotated versions done later by Verne scholars. I was successful in that, and have read some of these myself, because Verne's view of the world was found by the scholars to be limited by the opinions of his day and replete with ethnic and national stereotypes in the story lines. I found that to be true, but could then address them with my grandson in our discussions of the stories. Of course, he was most interested in the "cool adventure stuff" anyway. Nevertheless, I think you owe it to yourself to get the most accurate translation you can, and enjoy the annotations, too.

This book itself was priced reasonably and arrived promptly and in good condition. Unfortunately, I haven't read this one yet.

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Vivian Trainum

Difficult read

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2021

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Too difficult to read with all the side notes. Grandson won’t go near it...

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Anonymous

Great book; quality translation

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2021

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Jules Verne was a talented writer with a vivid imagination and solid scientific understanding. In this book, he displays a knack for satire and humor. Lovers of science fiction and those interested in the American Civil War and human space exploration would especially enjoy this book.

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Wasn't the future wonderful?

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2013

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It's amazing to contemplate how prescient Verne's novel is, writing about a moon voyage 100 years before the real thing. He got many of the details right, even if his "space cannon" idea was implausible. This new annotated translation restores passages excised from the original English versions, and brings to light what a great writer Verne was. The annotations clarify archaic terms, and add interesting informative tidbits. An excellent read.

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Norman M. Wolcott

The best annotated translation 1978, reprinted 1995

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2006

In the 1960's Walter James Miller discovered that the conventional translations of Verne's novels omitted at least 20% of the stories, and made in addition many textual and factual blunders. To correct this in 1978 Crowell published his new translation, an annotated version which contains many footnotes and illustrations of the period relating to the science of the time. It also restores Verne's reputation as as a scientific author as well as a fictional story teller. Out of print for many years, it has been reprinted by Gramercy: 1995, which should enlarge the pool of books available for purchase.

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DragonHatchery@yahoo.com

The story behind the story

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 1998

I picked this out of a "Bargain Books" collection, and it sat at my bedside for over a year. I finally got around to it and loved it!!
The author has retranslated and EXTENSIVELY annotated Verne's original story. You'll learn all sorts of fascinating detail about the history and science of the era. Well worth a few nights of insomnia

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Charles Hall

Beautifully printed and well-written footnotes enhance Verne's story

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2021

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Miller includes a lengthy introduction giving the life story of Jules Verne, along with copious footnotes and two Appendices. According to Miller, a lot of earlier English translations edited out key elements or skipped over material they thought the audience wouldn't understand.
In this edition not only are all these passages left in, but the footnotes help a modern reader understand the meaning. The footnotes cover all aspects of the tale, from contemporary foods, to political references, place names, indirect references to popular figures, scientific explanations, etc. I doubt anyone's interest is so broad that they will find all the footnotes of interest, but of course you can skim over or skip them all together.
There are lots of nice illustrations from other editions of Verne's books.
All in all this is a great book, although I will agree with another reviewer that the font is too small. For myself, I can read the main text fine but I have to adjust my glasses to read the footnotes.

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