The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-05
JULES VERyE'S HOME.
The Fondness He Has for Dull
Old Amiens.
he LEADS A sEDsNTARY LIFE
Now an Invassa ard How He Beeanae
one-His wife aAd Wis Success
~ an Anfher.
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Pail AsE GaEesfe-
q aniens j. q sireary town wFsh heavy white
mist overhznefng IT'S IneaiEvzs ancient
ness. and when one has seen tse cathedral
and the gs0oTny cd beifry there Is Lite ex-
eaee 70 stay. Yetitis in this least insp5r-
ing Of places tEat ore 81 tie most fasclful
q the French men OF letters has esestei
permanent aonaiciie. Ike Asalens, said
Jrlies Verne. i ike rs Old World az ard the
great quiet of is narrow streets Then
hare my family here ard the sses thereof -
THAI. being tonssemnea ~ ill-heAlth 20
iead a sedentary life | prefer 70 stay here
rather than II noisy Paris. II vas IN The
reading-roon OF the S0ciete InaastrseIie Of
AEliens that these words we're SPOKEN. for
II was IN this club house that afser much
search through the toEn and frequent bell
paliiugs / had found the writer ! had come
70 see. jules Verne Is q white headed man.
yet wonderfully full of life and as fiorid OF
lice as Hugo, 10 whom he has some re-
setnhlanee- Il was strange &c hear him
sreak OF III health and / made CT ezclama-
ton OF surprise.
"'Yes.' he said, I'll health You must
have heard Of the accident which hefell me
four years ago, when my nephew came
down TO Amieus on q friendly visit. and
after talking 70 me on various subjects for
q minute Or TAO, drew out a revolver and
fired al re twice. The poor Dor, Of whom
was very fond. had gone mad sudaeniy
and Is now in Bedlam. One Of his bullets
hit me IN the leg and the wound has never
healed. | ana unable 10 walk much and
not travel at all
That must he great pvivation to you,
Maitre, said. you used TO be so great a
wanderer. II is indeed, ard does much
70 impede me in the execution OF the
scheme OF ms work. II is nay wish. you
know, in my novels 10 depict the whole
surface Of the earth-that is 70 SAY, to
paint the earth in my stories. That is my
plan. Formerly i Used 10 travel and see
the places that ! wished to describe with
my own eyes. had yacht and travelled
in all directions. But now / have 10 fall
back on the souvenirs, or TO write from
what have read. Thus in nv new book.
that Is. the one which have just finished.
and which IS going % come Out in the
Journal fe Recreation, lie Voyage q Recu-
lens,s or. THE Journey Backward
describe journey through the north o;
America aud Alaska and over the Behring
Straits. II ii had been possible for me 10
have done so | should have gone over the
whole OF that territory before writing a
line OF that book; bat il was impossible,
and had to draw my scenery from what
] have read. It is true that / have read 50
much on the subject that the whole route
traversed by my heroes IN that book is as
familiar TO me as any street in this town.
Il said: Il thought that your new book
was called sans DessuS Dassous" or
sy-Turvy, as we should say Yes,
that is the last one have published. The
one / am speaking OF Is one that | have
just finished and which has not yet been
published. And apropoS. | can specially
recommend yon 20 read that sans Dessns
Dessons.H 1t is one Of the best things I
have done. The story Is about some Amer
leans who try to shift the axis OF the earth
for commercial purposes--the same AMER
leans, by the way, who figured in the
Journey to the Mooon.' sYau have
great admiration for the Americans ?
Immense. ! think that they are the mos.
wonderful people. IL is with me a source
oil great regret that cannot hope 20 return
to their country again. had thought at
one time Of going on a leeturing tour ia
America, and made inquiries, bat ! was
told that IL would not be successful, as | do
not sneak word OF English
'You have written great deal Maitre?'
] said. ] am now at ms seveatv-fonrth
novel. and | hope 20 write as many more
before | lay down my pen for the last time.
| write two novels every year. and have
done so regularly for the last thirfy-seven
years. do 80 much every morning. never
missing day. and get through my yearly
task with the greatest ease I must tell
you that ! am very severe on myself, and
that correct and correct. The function
of milestone was never more riror-
eusly performed by any author
Oh bis works than by me on
mine. I viii show you one OF my manu-
scripts. and you will see that in every line
there are numerous erasures. Then cory
and correct again, and then ! recopy. 1
often copy six or seven times before send
ting my copy - the printer. and thea when
the proofs GENE in always hnd quantity
more corrections % be made. | don't be-
leye ia dasbing OF work, and I sion't be.
heye that work TIA, Is dashed eft i ever
worth very much.
:" You have a great task before you II
you propose u paint the whole earth. And
new viii yoa tel3 me ahieh Of yonr novels
you ike the besi2 Which Is your favorite
c,iiid 4 cant say. really hsYe no, GOT
one. must tel you that a. soon j. have
got sit o. book and is Sc; at characters
dismiss il 80 completely from nav mind
that ! am quite ready - sit desn and begin
az once on 8 fresh subject | cognplatelg
forget al about hay boaks when theg are
once Ensshed. aad, though il may sound
ike Boosting. ] frequently pass very yJeas-
ant Afternoons here IA this roofa ri reading
ever ore 81 J ales Nerne's novels, which
must az | enjoy thoroughly. And noW I
ara going - return 70 my house. VIII Won
30 n1e the pleasure cg accompanying me-
! Wi show you nay workroom and viii
introduce VOC Ia Mrs Verne
=" Hhen the Trans-Siaef3an Raslw az has
been copplele6--it is established bv caleu.
lasions mex in the archives 81 the Paris
Geographical sac.ety.-it vii oe possible 4,
Vus a ssrde round The earth in forty i've
DAYS : traveller leaving Noac6w woa!d
eFoss Siberia by irkEtsk 10 Ubassk arress
sae sea q that nAgae and 20 san Franefaeo
AMI Sc h4sk 81 MascoR ia fa-sv-sge aays
Jules Verne ihea proposed that We
should visit his wurkroons and scsg tue
@sy up siuasag staircase ta4t e attain
tayrst faAs flank hls house. A. The veYv
sEp % ibis staircase are rs private arss-t.
nleuts GA me wag, RosieiRg tue Iuxnrw
IS tee appointments. the soE1aess 81 sha
carpets, aass the beauty os tke usetares on
tbs walls, said "a Mrs. Verne This -.
eeusko8 raFreswzra saskes Ese shsssk AZ
question / w4nt 20 asa. Mas tas mssfsrs
8ehag = ssFd uasE Di1 lie eat n aE.x t,ess-
steaks e stsas snst Goa sAseh have uses
ap Ay tecta aad those q - nasay IL my