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Kerguelen in Poe and Jules Verne

In short: A port of call in Poe’s novel becomes the starting point for a search for a missing ship in Jules Verne’s sequel.

Kerguelen in Poe and Jules Verne · A harbour shared by two novels FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 290 Kerguelen in Poe and Jules Verne A port of call in Poe’s novel becomes the starting point for a search for a missing ship in Jules Verne’s sequel. Origin American and French literature. Kerguelen is the novels’ shared setting. Atlas record 1838 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF A harbour shared by two novels Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 2 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

American and French literature. Kerguelen is the novels’ shared setting.

In Poe’s 1838 novel, the Jane Guy anchors in Christmas Harbour. Pym describes the coast and its birds. In Verne’s 1897 An Antarctic Mystery, Jeorling waits in the harbour for a ship to take him away. Verne makes Poe’s novel a book that people read inside his own fictional world. Captain Len Guy treats Pym’s account as a set of clues for a search voyage. The pin marks the harbour that appears in both books.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1838 · Kerguelen · Port-Christmas, setting of the novels
    Edgar Allan Poe · The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket · Chapter XIV · Literary fiction
  2. 1897 · Kerguelen · Port-Christmas, setting of the novels
    Jules Verne · Le Sphinx des glaces · Chapter I (English translation) · Literary fiction

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