Lighthouse at the End of the World : The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript by Jules Verne (2007, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803260075
ISBN-139780803260078
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Book TitleLighthouse at the End of the World : the First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript
Number of Pages210 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicAction & Adventure
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJules Verne
Book SeriesBison Frontiers of Imagination Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in

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LCCN2007-001717
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"A lively modern translation of one of Verne's tensest, tautest thrillers, a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship."--Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, "[W]e're in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher's . . . it's now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."-John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal, "William Butcher's text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." -Michael Crichton, " Lighthouse at the End of the World might be best read under the covers, after bedtime, by flashlight. It is a wondrous, old-fashioned adventure story, likely to bring out the little boy, the castaway, the pirate and the lighthouse-keeper in every reader."-Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review, "[W]e're in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher's . . . it's now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."--John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal,   "William Butcher's text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." -Michael Crichton , "Lighthouse at the End of the World might be best read under the covers, after bedtime, by flashlight. It is a wondrous, old-fashioned adventure story, likely to bring out the little boy, the castaway, the pirate and the lighthouse-keeper in every reader."-Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Lighthouse at the End of the Worldmight be best read under the covers, after bedtime, by flashlight. It is a wondrous, old-fashioned adventure story, likely to bring out the little boy, the castaway, the pirate and the lighthouse-keeper in every reader."-Susan Salter Reynolds,Los Angeles Times Book Review, ""[W]e're in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher's . . . it's now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."--John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal "" Lighthouse at the End of the World might be best read under the covers, after bedtime, by flashlight. It is a wondrous, old-fashioned adventure story, likely to bring out the little boy, the castaway, the pirate and the lighthouse-keeper in every reader.""--Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review "It's a cracking good novel, and William Butcher's commentary is superb."-- SFRA Review "William Butcher's text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." --Michael Crichton "A lively modern translation of one of Verne's tensest, tautest thrillers, a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship."--Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist "This book is a psychological thriller. . . . Butcher's translation is thankfully the inverse of his last name, preserving Verne's voice: concise and clear scenes that follow a compelling narrative, a prose that may be old-fashioned but with many hints of elegance. For long-time fans of Verne's work, Butcher has also strengthened the text with supplemental research, literary analysis on word choice and an introduction showing how the book fits into the Verne canon. . . . Lighthouse is yet another reminder that here is an author who has stood the test of time."--BookReview.com., "A lively modern translation of one of Verne's tensest, tautest thrillers, a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship."-Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, &   " William Butcher ' s text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose. " -- Michael Crichton &  , "A lively modern translation of one of Verne's tensest, tautest thrillers, a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship."-Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, " A lively modern translation of one of Verne' s tensest, tautest thrillers, a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship." -- Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, "[We're in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher's . . . it's now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."-John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal, "[W]e''re in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher''s . . . it''s now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."-John J. Miller, Wall Street Journal, "This book is a psychological thriller. . . . Butcher's translation is thankfully the inverse of his last name, preserving Verne's voice: concise and clear scenes that follow a compelling narrative, a prose that may be old-fashioned but with many hints of elegance. For long-time fans of Verne's work, Butcher has also strengthened the text with supplemental research, literary analysis on word choice and an introduction showing how the book fits into the Verne canon. . . .Lighthouseis yet another reminder that here is an author who has stood the test of time."BookReview.com., "This book is a psychological thriller. . . . Butcher's translation is thankfully the inverse of his last name, preserving Verne's voice: concise and clear scenes that follow a compelling narrative, a prose that may be old-fashioned but with many hints of elegance. For long-time fans of Verne's work, Butcher has also strengthened the text with supplemental research, literary analysis on word choice and an introduction showing how the book fits into the Verne canon. . . . Lighthouse is yet another reminder that here is an author who has stood the test of time."-BookReview.com.,  "William Butcher's text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." -Michael Crichton  , " A lively modern translation of one of Verne ' s tensest, tautest thrillers, &   a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to&   our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship. " -- Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, "[W]e''re in the midst of a Verne renaissance brought on by new manuscripts, improved translations, and scholarly reassessments. . . . Thanks to efforts such as Mr. Butcher''s . . . it''s now possible for the rest of us to see Verne more clearly than ever before."-John J. Miller,Wall Street Journal, "William Butcher's text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." --Michael Crichton, "A lively modern translation of one of Verne's tensest, tautest thrillers,   a lean, ferocious, breakneck yarn readers will devour in a single evening. William Butcher renders action scenes with great color and dash, dialogues with sparkling fluency. . . . His research, commentaries, and analyses are riveting new contributions to  our understanding of this Protean novelist. Outstanding entertainment, admirable scholarship."-Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and specialist, " William Butcher' s text has an easy, graceful rhythm; it preserves the allusive complexity of the original prose." -- Michael Crichton
Dewey Decimal843/.8
Table Of ContentIntroduction A Chronology of Jules Verne Map of Staten Island LIGHTHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD Inauguration Staten Island The Three Keepers Kongre's Gang The Schooner Maule At Elgor Bay The Cavern Repairing the Maule Vasquez After the Wreck The Wreckers Leaving the Bay Two Days The Sloop Santa Fe The End of the Story Notes
SynopsisAt the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans? A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne's testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery., At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans? A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne s testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery. Jules Verne (1828-1905), the most translated author in the world, wrote The Meteor Hunt (Nebraska 2006). In this first-ever publication in English of Verne's original manuscript, leading Verne scholar William Butcher not only translates magisterially but provides a full critical edition with penetrating literary analysis and revealing annotation. Amongst Butcher's many publications are Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography and editions of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days.
LC Classification NumberPQ2469.P4E5 2007

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