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The Victorian Translators of Verne

The Victorian Translators of Verne. * Anne Toppan Wilbur (1817-1864) * Jehiel Keeler Hoyt (1820-1895) William Lackland (pseud.) Lewis Page Mercier (1820-1875); Eleanor E. King (1838-?) Ellen Elizabeth Frewer (1848 - 1901+) * Nancy Regina Emily Meugens (1844-1933)

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The Victorian Translators of Verne

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  1. The Victorian Translators of Verne

  2. *Anne Toppan Wilbur (1817-1864) *Jehiel Keeler Hoyt (1820-1895) William Lackland (pseud.) Lewis Page Mercier (1820-1875); Eleanor E. King (1838-?) Ellen Elizabeth Frewer (1848 - 1901+) *Nancy Regina Emily Meugens (1844-1933) George Makepeace Towle (1841-1893) *Stephen W. White; William Struthers *Frederick Amadeus Malleson (1819-1897) Henry Frith (1840—1910) *Thomas H. Linklater (1849-??) *Agnes Kinloch Kingston (1824-1913) Wiliam Henry Giles Kingston (1814-1880) Agnes Dundas Kingston (1856 - 1886) *Edward Roth *Emma Garrison Jones (1833 - 1898) Grace Virginia Lord (?? - 1885) William John Gordon (?? - ??) Mary de Hauteville James Cotterell *Jeremiah C. Curtin (1830—1913) George W. Hanna Laura E. Kendall Alphonse E. Estoclet (1850? - 1920?) *Frances Sarah Johnston (1830-1908) (Mrs. Cashel-Hoey) *Hope Cranstoun Metcalfe (1866 - 1939)

  3. Anne Toppan Wilbur (1817-1864)Verne Translations • I. A Voyage in a Balloon , published in: Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art, Philadelphia, May 1852, Vol. X, No. 5, pgs 389-395, 2 chapters. • II. The Pearl of Lima. A Story of True Love. Graham's Magazine, Philadelphia, April 1853, Vol. XLII, No. 4, pgs 422-445, 9 chapters.

  4. Anne Toppan Wilbur • Born in the town of Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, 20 June, 1817 • Educated at Newburyport, taught school • Translated several books from French & German • Edited Ladies Magazine & Ladies Casket • Translated as Florence Leigh andMrs Joseph Wood • Died near Marletta, Ohio, 14 September, 1864 (49) • More than 50 magazine articles online at APS

  5.  The Death of Nicholas Copernicus.; Translated from the French by Anne T Wilbur. Christian Parlor Magazine (1844- 1855). New York: Jan 1, 1849. p. 268 Aerial Ascensions.; Translated from the French by Anne T Wilbur, Christian Parlor Magazine (1844-1855). New York: May 1, 1852. p. 69  Mentioned by JV in Voyage in a Balloon  Style elements later used by Verne.

  6. APS Online (Amer. Period. Ser.)

  7. APS (Amer. Periodical Series)

  8. Anne Toppan Wilbur The Solitary of Juan Fernandez; or, The Real Robinson Crusoe. by Joseph Xavier Boniface Saintine Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, Boston, 1851 The Roman question. by Edmond About. Translated from the French by Mrs. Annie T. Wood. Boston, J. E. Tilton and company, 1859. Chrisna; the queen of the Danube. by Joseph Xavier Boniface Saintine , Translated from the French by Anne Toppan (Wilbur) Wood New York, Delisser & Procter, 1859

  9. The Romance of a Mummy (La Roman de la Momie) by Théophile Gautier, Bradburn, New York: 1863 (This story of an archaeologist in love with a 2000 year old mummy is an early novel of the science-fiction genre.)

  10. Jehiel Keeler Hoyt1820-1895 I. From the Earth to the Moon; Passage Direct in 97 hours and 20 minutes, Newark, NJ: Newark Daily and Weekly Journal: (June) 1869, later reprinted as a paper cover book. First Verne full length book attributable to an Americn author.

  11. Jehiel Keeler Hoyt • Born in New Jersey • Broker in New Orleans prior to 1860 • 1860 Editor of New Brunswick (NJ) Times • 1870 moved to Newark, Editor of Newark Daily Advertiser • 1872 Romance of the Table (online) • 1874 Pen andPencil Sketches of the DLWrr • 1882 Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations • ‡ Plainfield, NJ, February 9, 1895

  12. Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Wordsmith Funk and Wagnals published his Cyclopedia as: Hoyt’s New cyclopedia of practical quotations drawn from the speech and literature of all nations, ancient and modern, classic and popular, in English and foreign text with the names, dates, and nationality of quoted authors, and copious indexes Remained in print as late as 1940.

  13. Mercier Translations(1820—1875) I. Twenty thousand Leagues under the Sea, Sampson Low et al.: Nov., 1872 II. From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It,Sampson Low et al.: Oct., 1873 III. Around the World in Eighty Days. Falsely attributed to Lewis Mercier, 1962

  14. Nancy Regina Emily Meugens (1844-1933) • Father, Pierre Meugens born in Belgium • Pseudonym “N. D’Anvers”=“Nancy from Antwerp” • Married landscape painter Arthur Bell (1849-1916) • Mrs. Arthur Bell after 1882 • Wrote religious, travel, and history books until 1920 • ‡ 30 Aug 1933, last of Verne xlators

  15. N. D’Anvers TranslationsNancy Regina Emily Meugens(1844—1933) I. The Fur Country, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle: 1873, (her first published work at age 28), reprinted by James Osgood, Boston: 1873. II. The Great Navigators of the XIX’th Century, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, Searle and Rivington: 1880. III. The Blockade Runners, Sampson Low, et al.: 1874; ascribed in some editions to “N. D’Anvers”. ??

  16. Whistler Episode—1902 • In 1902 Mrs. Bell agreed to write a biography of Whistler for pubisher Geo. Bell and get permission for photos • Whistler was strongly opposed • 24 letters involving Whistler, Bell, and Charles Freer (Peacock Room at Smithsonian) online at Glasgow University • Book eventually published after his death

  17. Mrs. Arthur Bell Translations—I Elementary history of art : An introduction to ancient and modern architecture, sculpture, painting, music, by N. D’Anvers [pseud.] With a preface by T. Roger Smith.-- London : Asher & Co., 1874 The house on wheels; or, Far from home, from the French of Mme. De Stolz by N. D’Anvers.-- London: 1874 To the Victoria Falls of the Zambesi / Tr. from the German of Edward Mohr, by N. D.’Anvers.-- S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, London : 1876 Heroes of South African discovery by N. D’Anvers [pseud.].-- Marcus Ward and Company, London : 1878 Pre-historic America by the Marquis de Nadaillac ; translated by N. d’Anvers [pseud.] ; edited by W.H. Dall.-- J. Murray, London : 1885

  18. Mrs. Arthur Bell Translations—II Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie : a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki’s exploring & hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888, by his companion Lieut. Ludwig von Höhnel ; translated by Nancy Bell (N. d’Anvers) ... With 179 original illustrations and 5 coloured maps. In two volumes.-- Longmans, Green, London : 1894 French enterprise in Africa : the personal narrative of Lieut. Hourst of his exploration of the Niger , translated by Mrs. Arthur Bell (N. D’Anvers).-- Chapman & Hall, London : 1898 James McNeill Whistler. [With plates, including a portrait.] by Mrs. Arthur Bell /N. D’Anvers, George Bell, London: 1904

  19. Stephen W. White, William Struthers • Operated a translation business in Philadelphia near Evening Telegraph office • “Phonographer and Translator” who "will furnish on short notice and at reasonable terms, Phonographic reports and Translations of German and French legal and other documents." • Translated literally as in a legal document, with no embellishments

  20. Stephen W. White, William Struthers • I. * The Tour of the World in Eighty Days, tr. by Stephen W. White, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph: June 27, 1874--July 17, 1874; reprinted (with deletions) by Charles E. Warburton (Bound together with II.) • II.A Fancy of Doctor Ox , tr. by Stephen W. White, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, June 20, 1874: reprinted by Warburton, (Bound together with I.)

  21. Stephen W. White, William Struthers • III. *A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, tr. by Stephen W. White, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph: Sept. 12, 1874—Oct. 5, 1874, reprinted by Warburton. (Bound together with IV.) • IV.A Winter’s Sojourn in the Ice, tr. by William Struthers, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph: Oct. 6, 1874—Oct. 10, 1874, reprinted by Charles E. Warburton. (Bound together with III.) • V.*Mysterious Island, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph: 1876, republished Project Gutenberg: 2003 (N. Wolcott and Sidney Kravitz, eds.)

  22. Abby Langford Alger (1850—1907) • Cousin of Horatio Alger, Jr., author • b. 3 Aug 1850 in Roxbury, MA • d. 23 May 1907 in Brookline, MA • Daughter of the Reverend William Rounseville Alger(1822-1905) ,B.A. Harvard College • Simplified words, place names for American audience

  23. Abbey Langford AlgerOther Translations Life of Robt. Schumann, by J.W. von Wasieowsky, Boston, 1871 Reading as a Fine Art, by Ernest Legouvé, Boston, 1879 Mischief Book, from the German of W. Busch, N. York, 1879 The Actor and his Art,by D. Coquelin, Boston, 1881 The Usurper, by Judith Gautier, Boston, 1884 Life and Works of Robert Schumann, by A. Reissman, Boston ,1886 The Little Flower of St, Francis of Assisi, from the Italian, Boston 1887

  24. Abby Langford Alger1850-1907Verne Translation I. From the Clouds to the Mountains, Compelling Narratives of Strange Adventures by Air, Land, and Water, William F. Gill and Company, Boston: 1874

  25. Frederick Amadeus Malleson (1819-1897) • Trinity College, Dublin, B.A. 1853 and M.A. 1860 • Ordained deacon 1853; priest 1855 • Vicar at Broughton-in-Furnace, Lake District, Income £130 and house—1870 • Wrote religious works and about Wordsworth • Friend of John Ruskin, the painter • Signed only F.A.M.

  26. Malleson Verne Translations1819—1897 I. Five Weeks in a Balloon, Ward, Lock, and Tyler: 1875 ?? [The author questions this attribution to F.A.M. Although listed in bibliographies, the style is totally foreign to that of II.] II. A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, Ward, Lock, and Tyler: 1876

  27. Other Malleson Works—I • Doddridge’s Rise & Progress of Religion in the Soul. / Doddridge, Philip ; Malleson, Frederick Amadeus.-- London, J. B. Bateman: 1842. • Brigadier Frederic: a Story of an Alsatian Exile. Erckmann, Émile, and Chatrian, Pierre Alexandre, [tr. by F. A. M.]; London, Smith Elder & Co.: 1875. • The Man-Wolf and Other Tales. Erckmann, Émile, and Chatrian, Pierre Alexandre; tr. by F. A. M.; Ward, Lock, and Tyler: 1876. • Letters addressed by Professor Ruskin, D.C.L., to the clergy on the Lord’s prayer and the Church / edited by F. A. Malleson.-- s.l. : Printed for private circulation, [1879] • Jesus Christ, his life and his work. / Malleson, Frederick Amadeus -- London, Ward, Lock & Co.: 1880.

  28. Other Malleson Works—II • The Lord’s prayer and the church : letters to the clergy / by John Ruskin; edited, with essays and comments, by the Rev. F.A. Malleson....-- London, Strahan and Company: 1880. • Holiday Studies of Wordsworth by Rivers, Woods, and Alps : the Wharfe, the Duddon, and the Stelvio Pass / by Rev. F.A. Malleson.-- London ; Paris : Cassell and Co., [1890]

  29. Thomas H. Linklater(1849 —??) • Born in London, brother to Robert Linklater, a Church. of England clergyman • In 1871 living with his brother in Beckenham, Kent, occupation “Accountant” • By 1877 translated the Moon novels • 1881 a “visitor” with his brother at the Mission House, 16 Marston St, Cowley, Oxford. • May have become a missionary, no record.

  30. Thomas H. Linklater1849—?? Only known book is the translation of Jules Verne’s Moon Novels (at age 27): I. From the Earth to the Moon Direct and Round the Moon, George Routledge and Sons: 1877 An excellent translation

  31. Edward Roth(1826—1911) • Born in England • Emigrated to US about 1845 • Instructor at the Broadhurst Academy, Philadelphia, where still living in 1910 • Wrote several books and translations • Verne translations were parodies • Corrected equation errors in moon novels • Derived initial velocity equations two ways, using (1) calculus and (2) ratios

  32. Edward Roth(1826—1911) I. The Baltimore Gun Club, King and Baird, Philadelphia: 1874 II. All Around the Moon, Philadelphia, Catholic Publication Society: 1876 III. To the Sun? a Journey through Planetary Space, Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, Philadelphia: 1877 IV. Off on a Comet, a Journey through Planetary Space, a sequel to To the Sun?, Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, Philadelphia: 1878

  33. Velocity according to Verne Velocity according to Roth

  34. Roth Other Works—I Life of Napoleon III., Emperor of the French, Boston, P. Donahoe: 1856 Christus Judex. A traveller's tale, ( A Tale of the White Mountains) Frederick Leypoldt, Philadelphia: 1864. Online version available The Rescue of France, by C.F.B. Miel, tr. Edward Roth, Philadelphia, —King & Baird, printers: 1872. Short Geography, Philadelphia, Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger: 1876 The art of reading, by Ernest Legouvé ... Translated, and illustrated with copious notes, by Edward Roth, Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co.: 1885

  35. Roth Other Works—II Gray Tigers of Smithville, Philadelphia, W. F. Fell & Co.: 1887 Conversational French and English; an elementary knowledge of both languages taught by thorough practice in the grammatical principles of each ... Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott: 1899 Select Orations of Lysias, Philadelphia, D. McKay: 1899 Sherlock Holmes (Conan Doyle's famous creation), quelques chapitres de sa vie, a few chapters of his life; avec questions et réponnses, with questions and answers. Philadelphia, E. Roth:1902 Conversational French, especially intended for self-instruction, schools, families, or American desirous of becoming French teachers. First year. Philadelphia, E. Roth: 1903.

  36. Roth—Book Sale In 1893 Roth auctioned off his library and his collection of “philosophical instruments”; the auction took four days! The catalogue of his sale is in the New York Public Library: Valuable private library : belonging to Prof. Edward Roth, of Phila. comprising a general assortment of works in the various branches of literature : also a large collection of philosophical instruments, to be sold ... May 8, 9, 10, and 11, 1893 ... sale conducted by Stan. V. Henkels ...

  37. Agnes Kinloch Kingston (1824—1913)William Henry Giles Kingston(1814—1880) • Married W.H.G. Kingston 1853 • Kingston suffered serious financial difficulties with a family of eight children . • Translated out of financial necessity • Rev. R. M. Kingsford acquires diaries, 1942, of both AKK and WHGK • All Verne works and Swiss Family Robinson totally the work of Agnes Kingston • Well known at the time, but forgotten

  38. Agnes Kinloch Kingston William Henry Giles Kingston Obituary • “Mrs. Kingston . . . often assisted her husband in his literary work . . . and she herself undertook the translation from the German of an edition of Swiss Family Robinson and from the French of several of the works of Jules Verne”, • The Times, London, May 28, 1913.

  39. Times Obituary Agnes Kinloch Kingston

  40. Agnes Kinloch Kingston The works translated by Agnes Kinloch Kingston in her husband’s name are: I. The Mysterious Island, Sampson Low et. al., 3 volumes: 1875, reprinted by Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., New York, 1 volume: 1876 II. Michael Strogoff, Sampson Low et al.: 1876, reprinted by Scribner, Armstrong, & Co., “revised by Julius Chambers”: 1877 III.The Child of the Cavern; or Strange Doings Underground, Sampson Low et al.: 1877 IV. The Begum’s Fortune; with an account of the Mutineers of the Bounty, Sampson Low et al.: 1879, reprinted by J. B. Lippincott: 1879

  41. Agnes Kinloch Kingston (1824—1913)Agnes Dundas Kingston(1856 — 1886) • Agnes Dundas Kingston, the daughter of W.H.G. Kingston,was born in Blackheath, Kent. Died young at age 30 • In 1881 living with her mother in family home, Stormont, Willesden • Mrs. Kingston, already translating the Steam House completed the contract with her daughter. • Footnote in Steam House “absolves translators” from responsibiity for Verne’s description of Sepoy rebellion

  42. Agnes Kincloch KingstonAgnes Dundas Kingston (1856 — 1886) I. The Demon of Cawnpore, pt 1 of The Steam House, Sampson Low et al.: 1880. II. Tigers and Traitors, pt 2 of The Steam House, Sampson Low et al.: 1881

  43. Emma Garrison(1833 — 1898)Virginia Native • Published numerous “Dime Novels” under the name of Emma Garrison and her married name Emma Garrison Jones • Verne translations were under the name of E. G. Walraven. • Born in Garrisonville, VA, near present day Quantico. A rural farming community until the 1950’s • Won a prize of $60 for a story published in The Dollar Newspaper, January 11, 1860

  44. Emma Garrison(1833—1898) • Married Nicholas W. Jones in Washington, DC, 1863 • Returned to Garrisonville until 1882 • Exclusive contract with Norman L. Munro, brother of George Munro to write only for The Family Story Paper, 1882,for 3 yrs • “Earning $10,000 a year” in 1888 • Moved to Martinburg, WV, early 1880’s • Died in Washington DC, 2 Feb 1898

  45. Emma Garrison Translations I.Michael Strogoff, From Moscow to Irkoutsk. Frank Leslie: 1876 II. Adventures in the Solar World. Frank Leslie: 1877 (not located as of 2005) Garrison's translation of Michel Strogoff is a much more literal and complete translation than that of Kingston, which omits several portions of the descriptions and some difficult passages. It was first published starting March 4, 1876 in serial form in Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner.

  46. Jeremiah C. Curtin(1850—1913) • Born near Peterborough, Ontario, 1850, of Irish parents • At 16 entered St. Michael’s School, Toronto • 1870 entered Sulpitian Seminary, Montreal • 1875 taught classics in Jesuit College of St, Francis Xavier, New York • 1877 editor of the New York Tablet • 1878 editor of New York Irish Globe

  47. Jeremiah C. Curtin (J. C. Curtin) • 1882, Associate Editor, Redpath’s Illustrated Weekly, Philadelphia, a cultural Catholic and Irish periodical • Supported Blaine for president • Experienced Verne in “real time”, 20 yrs old when 20,000 Leagues was published • An early “Fan of Jules Verne”, translated for love not money

  48. J. C. Curtin(1850—1913)Verne Translations I.The Headstrong Turk. Part I. Redpath’s Weekly, 27 OCT 1883—24 NOV 1883 II. The Headstrong Turk,Part II. Redpath’s Weekly, 01 DEC 1883—26 JAN 1884 III. An American Robinson Crusoe. Redpath’s Weekly, 05 OCT 1883—19 OCT 1883

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