| | Rediscovered: Jules Verne s lost Scotland Caledonian connections are Sunday Herald, The - Find Articles (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | FRENCH author Jules Verne is usually more associated with journeys to the centre of the Earth and 80-day voyages around the world than with Scotland. |
 | | Whether motivated by anglocentrism, ignorance of Scotland, or a desire to simplify books intended for children, the early English editions of The Underground City missed huge admiring chunks of Scottish life - which are about to be re-instated. |
 | | "In France, it is highly regarded, and given the fact that it talks about Scotland and Britain's coal heritage, it is surprising it was lost, " she said. |
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