Reading Jules Verne in English

I learned from this week’s episode of No Such Thing as a Fish that the old translations of Jules Verne I’ve read are mostly garbage. That led to a hunt for better editions, which led to this blog post by 19th Level that lays it all out.

Also since I’m talking about Verne, here is a picture of a giant squid.

Giant Squid, Elusive Creature of the Deep, Gets a Vivid Close-Up - The New  York Times

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