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HarryT · 02-22-2008, 02:03 PM

A drastically improved new version of the Jules Verne classic adventure, "A Journey to the Interior of the Earth" for both Sony and MobiPocket.

This is one of the few English versions which is actually an accurate translation of the French original. By far the most commonly-encountered English version, generally called "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", is a complete "re-write" of the book rather than a translation, with most of the names changed and considerable plot differences. I'll upload that one so that people can see just how different the two versions are!

Interesting piece of triva: this book (first published in 1864) is the first novel to describe what we now call dinosaurs.

02-22-2008, 02:03 PM	#357
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	A Journey to the Interior of the Earth A drastically improved new version of the Jules Verne classic adventure, "A Journey to the Interior of the Earth" for both Sony and MobiPocket. This is one of the few English versions which is actually an accurate translation of the French original. By far the most commonly-encountered English version, generally called "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", is a complete "re-write" of the book rather than a translation, with most of the names changed and considerable plot differences. I'll upload that one so that people can see just how different the two versions are! Interesting piece of triva: this book (first published in 1864) is the first novel to describe what we now call dinosaurs.