Talk:The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa
Latest comment: 15 years ago by Zaqrfv in topic Notes
| Information about this edition | |
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| Edition: | Scribner, Armstrong & Co, New York |
| Source: | Internet archive |
| Contributor(s): | Zaqrfv |
| Level of progress: | Text Complete. 
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| Notes: | See below. |
Notes edit
This translation is by Ellen E. Frewer, and was first published by Sampson Low in London. The Scribner, Armstrong & Co. edition is likely using the Sampson Low plates.
The translation is of modest quality. Some chapters have been significantly shortened, and the translator clearly struggled with the mathematics (and French units) that are critical to some parts of the novel. Zaqrfv
- Is there any evidence that Frewer really translated this novel? Frewer's other translations are all after 1875 for Verne. I have not seen a card catalog entry listing the translator. Varnesavant
- Trans. Ellen E. Frewer is claimed on the Verne bibliography by Evans. --Zaqrfv (talk) 10:50, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Copyright edit
The original is PD-old. I've used PD-1923 for the translation since I don't know the date of Frewer's death. From online British census records, Ellen Elizabeth Frewer was born 1848/1849, and is still listed in the 1901 census, so "100 years since death" would be open to question.