Mon 12 May 2008
The Water Is Wide
Posted by The Silver Fox under Books
This map is so feckin’ cool it makes me want to start reading The Mysterious Island immediately.
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May 13th, 2008 at 7:32 am
This book was the inspiration for Lost. I don’t know if there is a character named “Ben” though
May 13th, 2008 at 9:59 am
A few years back, I had a Jules Verne binge — plowed through about a dozen of his novels. Mysterious Island was my favorite.
Capt. Harding, an engineer, lands on the island with nothing but a single match and a kernel of corn. With that he builds a fully-functional society. I’d like to see them try that on “Survivor”!
And yes, there is a (sorta) equivalent to Ben on Lincoln Island.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I don’t know from Lost.
I didn’t realize Verne wrote 50-odd novels; I’ve only read 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. and maybe Earth to the Moon - I can’t be sure but I have a vague recollection of that one.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Does it make me seem insane that the first thing I thought of upon seeing that map was “There is no way those water depth marks are correct” ?
May 13th, 2008 at 10:40 am
I’ve also dabbled quite a bit in H.G. Wells. After that, thinking I would probably like steampunk as a genre, I tried The Difference Engine by Gibson and Sterling, which I thought was almost unbearable. _sigh_
May 13th, 2008 at 11:05 am
I read quite a bit of Jules Verne (and H.G. Wells) as a kid. Now I am thinking of taking up Jules Verne again, but this time I’ll read the original versions, to intrigue that part of my brain that supposedly speaks French.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
@Heather
Nope, it makes you your father’s daughter.
@Twirling
I too tried Difference Engine and found it eminently put-downable.
@JMP
Should be able to find French version of Verne on line, I would think.
May 18th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
That is one fantastic map!