"Drama in Mexico" ( FR. Un drame au Mexique ) - one of the early prose works of the French writer Jules Verne , first appeared in 1851 under the name "First ships of the Mexican Navy" ( FR. L'Amérique du Sud. Etudes historiques. Les Premiers Navires de la Marine Mexicaine ) in the journal Musée des familles [1] . Illustrations for the story of authorship by Eugene Forest and Alexander de Bara were later no longer used.
| Drama in Mexico | |
|---|---|
| fr. Un drame au mexique | |
 Illustration for the story of the artist Jules Ferat (1819 - 1889). | |
| Genre | historical story |
| Author | Jules Verne |
| Original language | French |
| Date of writing | 1851 |
| Date of first publication | 1851 |
| Publishing house | Musée des familles magazine |
| Following | Drama in the air |
On November 25, 1876, the story, together with the novel about Russia “ Mikhail Strogov ”, was published as a separate publication [2] with six illustrations by Jules Ferat.
Content
Creation History
In 1851, Vernu met a fellow countryman from Nantes (known as Pitre-Chevalier), who was the editor-in-chief of the journal Musée des familles [1] . He was looking for an author who could write fascinatingly about geography, history, science and technology without losing the educational component. Verne, with his inherent thirst for science, especially geography, turned out to be a suitable candidate [3] . The first printable short story, The First Ships of the Mexican Navy, was published by Peter-Chevalier in July 1851. In a letter to his father, Jules Verne admitted that he created the story under the influence of the adventure novels of Fenimore Cooper [1] . Since then, Jules Verne in his works combined an adventure novel and adventure with historical excursions [4] . Since 1857, the story began to be translated into other languages.
Verne will also describe the real case of rioting on a ship in the story “ The Rebels from the Bounty ”, in the novels “The Journey and Adventures of Captain Hatteras ” and “Uncle Robinson” [5] .
Story
“On October 18, 1825, Spanish ships, the Asia corvette and the Constance eight-gun brig , dropped anchor in the port of one of the Mariana Islands - Guam ” [6] . Two warships of the once powerful Spanish maritime power heading for the Philippines . A riot breaks out under the leadership of Lieutenant Martinez and Mars sailor Jose. They want to capture the ship and sell it to the young Mexican Confederation . For the betrayal and death of captain Don Ortev, he vows to avenge Young Pablo. Together with the senior sailor Jacopo, he secretly leaves the rebel camp.
In Acapulco, Martinez and Jose are sent to the capital of Mexico for permission of the new president on the issue of ships. However, in this journey they are haunted by failures, which are perceived as ominous omens. Martinez on the verge of insanity kills Jose and rushes to the canyon. At the other end of the bridge, Pablo appears in front of him, but the return trip is also cut off, since Jacopo stands there. Pablo and Jacopo cut strong vines, and the bridge, together with Martinez, falls into the abyss.
“That's how the Mexican Navy was born. Of the Spanish courts sold by traitors to the new Republican government. These ships laid the foundation for a small squadron, which then fought with the American military vessels for California and Texas ” [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Herbert R. Lottman. Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography . - St. Martin's Press, 1996 .-- S. 9 .-- 366 p. - ISBN 9780312146368 .
- ↑ Eugene Brandis. Brief annals of the life and work of Jules Verne // Jules Verne. Collected works in twelve volumes. - M .: State Publishing House of Fiction, 1954-1957. - T. 12 .
- ↑ Evans, Arthur B. Jules Verne rediscovered: didacticism and the scientific novel. - New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.
- ↑ Sherard, Robert H. Jules Verne at Home (English) // McClure's Magazine. - 1894. - January.
- ↑ MariePaganel. "Drama in Mexico. The First Ships of the Mexican Navy" // Around Jules Verne. - 2016. - December 18.
- ↑ 1 2 Drama in Mexico. - Testament of an eccentric. Stories. - Ladomir, 1993 .-- 400 p. - (Unknown Jules Verne). - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-86218-030-3 .
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jules Feras
- Jules Verne. UN DRAME AU MEXIQUE ou Les premiers navires de la marine Mexicaine . Jules Verne Collection . - Original text in French.