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Originally Posted by HarryT
We also have a version of "The Mysterious Island" in our MR library, which I created a while ago.
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I own the Delphi Classics series on Jules Verne, but it looks like "The Mysterious Island" was not very well proofread (if at all). It starts out like this:
“Are we rising again?” “No. On the contrary.” “Are we descending?” “Worse than that, captain! we are falling!” “For Heaven’s sake heave out the ballast!” “There! the last sack is empty!” “Does the balloon rise?” “No!” “I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us!” “Overboard with every weight!... everything!”
The attribution on the quotes is very confusing, and is not correct. The translator is listed as "Anonymous."
I found one copy (for sale) on Amazon, which corrects this.
I'll check out your assemblage, Harry.
Thanks.
Don