Uncle Robinson
Uncle Robinson is an unfinished novel written around 1869 to 1870 by the French author Jules Verne . Like Verne's novel Die Schule der Robinsons from 1882, it is inspired by the novel Der Schweizerische Robinson by Johann David Wyss .
Jules Verne originally planned two volumes, one of which he actually wrote. The publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel rejected the publication, among other things because of the description of children involved in a Robinsonade . Verne then put the manuscript on hold from further processing. He later used elements of the plot, including in The Mysterious Island . The city of Nantes , where Jules Verne was born, bought the rights to the novel and made publication possible. The French original edition then appeared in 1991 under the title L'Oncle Robinson in Volume 3 of Manuscrits nantais , a collection of writings from Verne's estate.
action
Harry Clifton, an American engineer, would like to return to his homeland with his wife and four children after years of work in Asia. After a few days, a mutiny breaks out on the ship with which he is traveling. During the dramatic clashes that follow, he is locked in his cabin. His wife and four children are abandoned in a boat on the Pacific Ocean . Finally, the seaman Flip can help them. Flip then drifts across the ocean with Clifton's family. With the skillful help of Flip, they manage to land their small dinghy on a lonely Pacific island. The scenic island is now to be made her home. Under the expert guidance of Flip, the castaways settle down on the island as best they can. Harry Clifton is able to escape the mutineers and also escapes to the island. Thanks to him and Flip, the life of the small island community is improving. The children enjoy their island life, which reminds them of the adventures of the Swiss Robinson. They affectionately call Flip Uncle Robinson. After discovering a shotgun in flesh, the islanders realize that there must be other human beings on the island. But right here the action breaks off, which is due to the rejection of the novel by the publisher.
Bibliography (selection)
- Jules Verne: Uncle Robinson (translation: Gerhard Meier). Munich: Nymphenburger, 1993, ISBN 3-485-00673-4
literature
- Heinrich Pleticha (ed.): Jules Verne manual . Deutscher Bücherbund / Bertelsmann, Stuttgart and Munich 1992.
- Volker Dehs and Ralf Junkerjürgen: Jules Verne . Voices and interpretations of his work. Fantastic Library Wetzlar, Wetzlar 2005.
- Volker Dehs: Jules Verne . Jules Verne. A critical biography. Artemis & Winkler, Düsseldorf 2005. ISBN 3-538-07208-6