"Journey to the Moon" - Coward and Butcher

[pj moe]

As the 'Artemis II' MoonVoyage is returning to Earth from The dark side of the Moon...
I Just wanted to remind and recommend all JV Forum Friends,
of the Impressive work by David Coward and William Butcher,
in the Oxford World's Classics series: "Journey to the Moon"
- timely presented as: "This edition the first ever to appear as the author wished",  
as it covers 'TL' & 'AL' together.

Both the translation, and, to me above all, the truly interesting critical material,
with Introduction and Appendix which clarifies the novel's inception and development, makes this a SciFi Milestone.

What is also noteworthy, is the focus on those different published versions that exist in French. (Not to mention the adapted 'translations' - on which commentators previously have misjudged the novel)

best, Per Johan M
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PS.
( Going around the Moon and back, was once an incredible, futuristic vision of Verne.
Today, news desks are relaxed to such feats - let's see if the return of Artemis II reaches top headline. Then again,  if TV screens show astronauts playing Domino upon reetry to our world .... )

[Ana Klimchynskaya]

Indeed, very exciting! (I have some publications in relation to this on my end as well - will send out an email in a bit) 

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[William Butcher]

Many thanks to Per Johan for his kind words - and to Ana, in anticipation of receiving her reaction. I look forward in turn to the publication of her own From the Earth to the Moon!

Best

Bill

PS the OUP edition is also the first ever to use the version of the text that Verne preferred, rather than the version where Hetzel often overrides his wishes.

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