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Anthony G Williams
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  		   Posted 7/13/2007 5:09 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Just finished reading Jules Verne's Paris in the Twentieth Century, written in 1863.

Something of a curiosity, in which the main interest lies in seeing how his projected 1960 Paris compares with the historical one. He gets an impressive number of trends and inventions right but, as always with such predictions, some entirely wrong. As a story, the book has a promising start but ended up disappointing me.

I've posted a full review on my blog.
 

Tony Williams
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von Darkmoor
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  		   Posted 7/13/2007 10:35 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Cool book to pick up.  I've cross posted your post to keralen's "Pity Me" thread at http://forum.sfreader.com/default.aspx?f=42&m=44723&p=1

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Ever waltz with the Devil? Or devil with a Waltz? Visit von Darkmoor's thoughts to find out (and read a review or two).

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Frank
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  		   Posted 7/13/2007 11:11 AM (GMT -4)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Cross-posted his post, and provided a link to your link of his post?

I think I'm cross-eyed!
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