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Pierre-Jules Hetzel (15 January 1814 – 17 March 1886) was a French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels, highly prized by collectors today.[citation needed]
Pierre-Jules HetzelA typical Jules Verne book cover as published by Hetzel. The edition is Les Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pôle Nord, type "Aux deux éléphants".
Born in Chartres, Eure-et-Loir, Hetzel studied law in Strasbourg, and founded a publishing company in 1837. He was the publisher of Honoré de Balzac, whose Comédie humaine began to be appear in 1841, and of Victor Hugo and Émile Zola. In 1843, he founded the Nouveau magazine des enfants ("New Children's Magazine"). Hetzel was a well-known republican, and in 1848 he became chief of cabinet for Alphonse de Lamartine (then minister of Foreign Affairs), and afterward for the minister of the Navy. He went into self-imposed exile in Belgium after the coup d'état which ushered in the Second Empire, and there he continued his political and editorial activities, notably by clandestinely publishing Hugo's Les Châtiments, a harsh pamphlet against the Second Empire.[citation needed]
When the political regime was changed in France, he returned home and published Proudhon and Baudelaire. An important edition of the tales by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Doré, dates from this period. He founded the Bibliothèque illustrée des Familles ("The Family Illustrated Library"), which was renamed to Le Magasin d'éducation et de récréation ("Education and Entertainment Magazine") in 1864. His goal was to have scientists, authors and illustrators collaborating to create educational works for the whole family.[citation needed]
Hetzel's fame comes mostly for his editions of the Voyages extraordinaires ("Extraordinary Journeys") by Jules Verne. The stories were originally published in biweekly chapters as a series in his Magasin. Once all chapters of a story were printed there, the story would appear in book form. Typically this happened towards the end of the year so the books could be purchased as Christmas presents for older children. Originally, there were three editions: one economical, without illustrations; another one in small format, with a few illustrations; and a third one in a bigger in-octavo format and richly illustrated. It is the last edition that is now very popular among book collectors.[citation needed]
Hetzel discovered Jules Verne, but scholars still debate to what extent Hetzel "made" Verne, or if it was Verne who "made" Hetzel's publishing career. Each benefited from the other, and their relationship went beyond that of author and publisher.[citation needed]
Hetzel rejected Verne's 1863 manuscript for Paris in the Twentieth Century because he thought it presented a vision of the future that was far too negative and unbelievable for contemporary audiences, though to many present-day scholars the story was remarkably accurate in its predictions. Verne locked the manuscript away and no longer wrote futuristic, dystopian stories. Paris in the Twentieth Century was first published in France in 1994.[citation needed]
Hetzel was an atheist.[1] Writing under the pseudonym P.-J. Stahl, he was the author of many stories for children and young people. He died in Monte Carlo in 1886. After Hetzel's death, the publishing business was directed by his son and was later purchased by Hachette in 1914.[citation needed]
See alsoEdit
For more examples of the pictures featured in the books:
^Standish, David (2007). Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface. Da Capo Press. p. 126. ISBN978-0-306-81533-1. Various biographers have pointed out that his publisher, Hetzel, an atheist, routinely urged Verne to insert more family values—style Christianity into his stories to make them more commercially viable among mainstream readers.
External linksEdit
Les Cartonages Hetzel (in French). An authoritative site to identify a Jules Verne book.
Works by Pierre-Jules Hetzel at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Pierre Jules Hetzel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2019 Pierre Jules Hetzel 15 January 1814 17 March 1886 was a French editor and publisher He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne s novels highly prized by collectors today citation needed Pierre Jules HetzelA typical Jules Verne book cover as published by Hetzel The edition is Les Aventures du Capitaine Hatteras au Pole Nord type Aux deux elephants Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditBorn in Chartres Eure et Loir Hetzel studied law in Strasbourg and founded a publishing company in 1837 He was the publisher of Honore de Balzac whose Comedie humaine began to be appear in 1841 and of Victor Hugo and Emile Zola In 1843 he founded the Nouveau magazine des enfants New Children s Magazine Hetzel was a well known republican and in 1848 he became chief of cabinet for Alphonse de Lamartine then minister of Foreign Affairs and afterward for the minister of the Navy He went into self imposed exile in Belgium after the coup d etat which ushered in the Second Empire and there he continued his political and editorial activities notably by clandestinely publishing Hugo s Les Chatiments a harsh pamphlet against the Second Empire citation needed When the political regime was changed in France he returned home and published Proudhon and Baudelaire An important edition of the tales by Charles Perrault illustrated by Gustave Dore dates from this period He founded the Bibliotheque illustree des Familles The Family Illustrated Library which was renamed to Le Magasin d education et de recreation Education and Entertainment Magazine in 1864 His goal was to have scientists authors and illustrators collaborating to create educational works for the whole family citation needed Hetzel s fame comes mostly for his editions of the Voyages extraordinaires Extraordinary Journeys by Jules Verne The stories were originally published in biweekly chapters as a series in his Magasin Once all chapters of a story were printed there the story would appear in book form Typically this happened towards the end of the year so the books could be purchased as Christmas presents for older children Originally there were three editions one economical without illustrations another one in small format with a few illustrations and a third one in a bigger in octavo format and richly illustrated It is the last edition that is now very popular among book collectors citation needed Hetzel discovered Jules Verne but scholars still debate to what extent Hetzel made Verne or if it was Verne who made Hetzel s publishing career Each benefited from the other and their relationship went beyond that of author and publisher citation needed Hetzel rejected Verne s 1863 manuscript for Paris in the Twentieth Century because he thought it presented a vision of the future that was far too negative and unbelievable for contemporary audiences though to many present day scholars the story was remarkably accurate in its predictions Verne locked the manuscript away and no longer wrote futuristic dystopian stories Paris in the Twentieth Century was first published in France in 1994 citation needed Hetzel was an atheist 1 Writing under the pseudonym P J Stahl he was the author of many stories for children and young people He died in Monte Carlo in 1886 After Hetzel s death the publishing business was directed by his son and was later purchased by Hachette in 1914 citation needed See also EditFor more examples of the pictures featured in the books Captain Nemo Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas NautilusReferences Edit Standish David 2007 Hollow Earth The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands Fantastical Creatures Advanced Civilizations and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth s Surface Da Capo Press p 126 ISBN 978 0 306 81533 1 Various biographers have pointed out that his publisher Hetzel an atheist routinely urged Verne to insert more family values style Christianity into his stories to make them more commercially viable among mainstream readers External links EditLes Cartonages Hetzel in French An authoritative site to identify a Jules Verne book Pierre Jules Hetzel and Elisee Reclus Hetzel and Verne Collaboration and Conflict Works by P J Stahl at Project Gutenberg Works by or about P J Stahl at Internet Archive Works by or about Pierre Jules Hetzel at Internet Archive Works by Pierre Jules Hetzel at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Jules Hetzel amp oldid 1176596460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
