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Post by Charles on Dec 6, 2009 20:43:47 GMT 1
The first known Mongolian translation of The War of the Worlds is now available from the Mongolian National Association for Control of Infectious Diseases for $16 (US) per copy, including postage and packing. Discounts available for orders of five or more copies. Please contact the association president, Prof. P. Nymadawa at nymadawa@gmail.com for ordering information. The association's special edition includes illustrations and a parallel English translation of what appears to be the authoritative Atlantic edition of 1924.
Yes, I have a copy and its very well done.
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Thunder Child
Been Here a while!
"Two!," yelled the captain.
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Post by Thunder Child on Dec 14, 2009 18:59:15 GMT 1
Sounds good!
I really like Dr.Zeus his site (http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/) with all the covers and artwork from TWOTW versions around the world. Does the Mongolian version got artwork in it?
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Post by Charles on Dec 25, 2009 2:46:43 GMT 1
Yes, it has a familiar Johan Briande piece, plus a map and a couple of photos of Horsell Common and the sand pits taken from the H.G. Wells Society website.  |
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 25, 2009 22:05:55 GMT 1
I believe the cover art is by Ricardo Garijo, one of his cigarette cards or trade cards as they are now called.
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Post by Charles on Dec 26, 2009 4:03:20 GMT 1
I wondered about the cover art. I didn't find a credit for it in the English-language portion of the text, but then again its a Mongolian edition...
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Post by Relyt on Dec 26, 2009 19:46:39 GMT 1
I don't know why he drew a British Kent class heavy cruiser for the Thunder Child. Those cruisers didn't appear until the late 1920's.
It's so fun to point out useless naval tidbits such as these.
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Post by Charles on Dec 27, 2009 18:31:56 GMT 1
Sometimes artists won't allow historical accuracy to interfere with aesthetics, I suppose...
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Post by Lonesome Crow on Dec 27, 2009 22:53:49 GMT 1
And sometimes they just can't be bothered to do their research. ;D
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Post by Relyt on Dec 28, 2009 8:15:14 GMT 1
They should hire me to do the research for them. I could use a job that doesn't involve mindlessly punching keys on a cash register that's older than I am.
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