Jules Verne’s Voyage à reculons en Angleterre et en Écosse (Backwards to Britain, Chambers, 1993) was written in 1857, after a trip Jules Verne made with a friend from Nantes to England and Scotland. Verne himself had Scottish blood and was fascinated by Scotland – the true purpose of his journey – he had discovered in Walter Scott’s books such as Rob Roy.
This final reading focus on Jacques Lavaret (alias Jules Verne) and his friend exploring – at last! – the Highlands …
In French, admission free
40 min
For all ages
Related events:
’Jules verne l’Écossais’ – Part 1
’Jules verne l’Écossais’ – Part 2
’Jules Verne’s Scotland’ by Ian Thompson