Journey to the Moon

[William Butcher]

Dear all,

 

I am very pleased to announce the publication of Verne’s Journey to the Moon, translated and edited by David Coward and myself. 

The volume may be bought from Amazon.co.uk at Journey to the Moon (Oxford World's Classics) : Verne, Jules, Coward, David, Butcher, William: Amazon.co.uk: Books; review copies may be requested from myself.

Best wishes

 

Bill

[Ariel Pérez Rodríguez]

Congratulations on this new publication in English.

Best,

Ariel

[Tad Davis]

Fantastic! Having had my own experience burrowing through this classic, I’m going to tackle this with great relish!  (It’s available on the US site as well.)

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[Steve]

I am intrigued. My only version is "From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It." Crest/Fawcett Books April 1958 and abridged. 

What is different with this new translation?

Steve Servello

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[John Lamb]

Congratulations, my copy arrives tomorrow and I look forward to reading it. 

Best wishes John

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[William Butcher]

Dear all,

 

Thanks to Arial, Tad and John for their kind words.

 

And thanks, Steve, for the question. This volume is similar to the four previous ones I've done for OUP. Our translation is the first to benefit from a full critical apparatus: a substantial introduction, many hundreds of notes, a biographical chronology and an appendix with information about the manuscripts, sources and editions.

All previous translations have been based on a faulty 19th century French text which has howlers like “lunar legions”,  “the oceans of the moon” or “marshes”.

I attach a short extract from the translation, for your interest.

Hoping that answers your question,

best

Bill 

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[Steve]

Thanks for the clarification Bill. I just placed my pre-order for a November 13th delivery. 

Really looking forward to all the extras!

Steve S.

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[William Butcher]

Thanks for the support, Steve. I have no idea why the launch dates in the UK and the US are so crazily different.

Bill

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[dsa...@me.com]

Is this going to be available as an ebook from sources other than Amazon? (I really dislike the Amazon model of selling many books.)

[Tad Davis]

It’s available as an ebook through Barnes & Noble. 

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[William Butcher]

Thanks for the question. Journey to the moon may presumably be available from other online sources in due course since my previous OUP volumes often were. 

An audio version is also scheduled, narrated by Simon Vance who did Jules Verne: the biography.

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[Tad Davis]

Simon Vance is a perfect choice for this (as he would be, if Oxford could be made to see this, for your other translations as well). 

 

The translation, introduction, and notes are beautifully done. 

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[William Butcher]

Thanks a million Tad -  you made my day

bill

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