The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-31
JULES vERNE's PROPHECIES
He Says That the Novel Will Disap-
pear Entirely.


l had not Jules Vernes address when I
arrived at Amiens Station. but soon
found that it was quite unnecessary, for
everybody knew m. Jules" as his fellow
found him at his club, and it will interest
English admirers OF the man TO know
that in appearance he is exactly what
the author of his books should be.
Il really would much rather interview
you than be interviewed, he said Yes.
1 suppose I may consider my life's work
as nearly finished l am al work now on
my hundredth volume. and in the nature
of things I doubt whether I shall ever
write another. In fact. my feeble eye
sight prevents me from doing more than
a page or two of it a day just now. II I
want TO keep up with the worlds news as
well. Only eighty-four Of my 100 volumes
have been published so far. and they will
continue to appear at six-monthly in
terYals. - that. Of course. ten or twelve
of them are likely 10 be posthumous. 1
work extremely quick when l am in
health. and il the operation for cataract
which l must shortly undergo restores
my eyesight 70 M. as the doctor hopes Il
will, l may, after all. 20 on into my sec
ond century of volumes. For I am quite
untiTed. and work, either at my books or
at the municipal business Of Amiens. Is
my chief recreation.
The field Of the romance writer OF the
future? You're quite right. the question
Is an interesting one and In inclined 70
think my answer 10 il VIII astonish you.
Where do I think will the novelist Of the
future seek TIE plots and the environ
ment for his novels?'
Jules Verne leaned forward and drum
med gently on the table. Il do not think
there viii be any novels or romances. at
all events in volume form. In fifty or
hundred years from now be said And
the old gentleman laughed at my sur
prise.
NO. do not think there VIII Be any
novels. They viii be supplanted aitogeta-
Ct by the daily newspaper. which has
already now taken such a grip or the
lives OF the progressive nations.
But the romance I said. the novel
the descriptive story. the story histoTs,.
and the story psychclogicai2
They viii al disappear" said y
Verne. They are not necessary. and /
even now their merit and their interest (
are fast declining. As historic records /
the world Wil fle its newspapers. News /
paper writers have learned n color every /
day events 50 well that u read them VII 4
give posterffy a trser picture THAI the
historic or descriptive novel could o.. ard .
a. for the novel psychological that VII /
soon cease 20 he. and viii Gle - hamilton i
r. your own lifetime
Here n. Jsies Verne got excited 7 4
am second n no living man. BE- criad. 4
In ny admiration q the greatest psy- I
choiogist the world has ever knozn-G1y 4
De Maupssssut- snd hc. Ike al true zs-
riuses. forszaw the trend - human idszs
AID needs and wrote his stories in fhe
smallest possible compass. Each ere -
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centrated ioEenEe q Psychoiogv- TIE D.
Sao xii delight The world
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