Post by farseer on Aug 31, 2024 14:28:02 GMT
The way Verne has been translated to English is a bit of a mess. Not only some of the old English translations are of a low quality, but also the titles... the same novel is published with different titles, and sometimes individual volumes are published independently, so that it's not easy to know which book they are.
For example, I saw this book in Amazon: www.amazon.com/Voyage-Round-World-Australia/dp/1020196734
The title is " Voyage Round The World: Australia", and the description:
The description is clearly written by AI and completely fake, generic and useless. I guess the book has to be the second volume (out of three) of In Search of the Castaways (aka Captain Grant's Children). That second volume takes part is Australia. The other Verne book set in Australia is Mistress Branican, but that doesn't really feature a trip around the world, while In Search of the Castaways actually does.
Oh well... just wanted to share my amusement at seeing an apparently (but not really) new Verne novel.
For example, I saw this book in Amazon: www.amazon.com/Voyage-Round-World-Australia/dp/1020196734
The title is " Voyage Round The World: Australia", and the description:
Jules Verne's A Voyage Round the World: Australia is a thrilling adventure story that follows the exploits of a French sailor and his companions as they circumnavigate the globe and explore the wild and exotic landscapes of the Southern Hemisphere. Along the way, they encounter dangerous sea creatures, hostile natives, and treacherous weather conditions, all while witnessing the natural beauty and wonder of the world. Verne's lively prose and vivid descriptions make this a classic of adventure literature.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
The description is clearly written by AI and completely fake, generic and useless. I guess the book has to be the second volume (out of three) of In Search of the Castaways (aka Captain Grant's Children). That second volume takes part is Australia. The other Verne book set in Australia is Mistress Branican, but that doesn't really feature a trip around the world, while In Search of the Castaways actually does.
Oh well... just wanted to share my amusement at seeing an apparently (but not really) new Verne novel.
