The Secrecy of Wilhelm Storitz

the Secrecy of Wilhelm Storitz is a Romance of Jules Verne published in 1910. Original work is written by Jules Verne about 1898, but will be published only in 1910 in a version altered by his/her son Michel Verne. A version of the manuscript of Jules Verne was found in 1977 and was published in the years 1990

Warning : the following comments relate to the version of 1910

Summary

The history occurs to Ragz (Hungary) in 1757. The French Henri Vidal comes to join his Marc brother to attend the marriage of this one with Myra Roderich. But the festival is disturbed by the German Wilhelm Storitz, decided well to be avenged to be gotten rid of. However, Wilhelm has a secrecy which makes it very powerful…

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The novel milked, in a personal way with Jules Verne, same subject as the novel of Herbert-Georges Wells, the invisible Man appeared in 1894. If the subject is the same one, the treatment in is different. Whereas Wells attempts to describe its hero of outside, to show all the disadvantages which invisibility gets, Jules Verne presents the point of view of the victims subjected to a revenge relentless and mysterious. This approach brings to work an additional tension. The narrator, Henri Vidal, presents a subjective vision of the events and can thus make us share his concern, his anger, his distress and the panic of all. One then gains in suspense what one loses in realism and logic.

The historical context is not either to neglect. Henri Vidal, carries probable word of Jules Verne, expresses his respect for the Hungarian nation (Magyars) and his contempt for the Prussians It is a German? begun again I.
Of not to doubt, Mr Vidal, and I even think that it is it twice, because it must be Prussien.
Eh! It already is too of one! , I exclaimed The attitude of Jules Verne is common to many French of this time when France and Hungary maintain bonds very strong while the resentment towards Germany (which seized the Alsace-Lorraine) is intense.

Faithful to the guiding line of the extraordinary voyages, Jules Verne in this novel, makes us discover Hungary, his history and his monuments.

Setting with the screen

This novel was carried to the screen in 1967 by Claude Santelli produces by ORTF with for main actors Jean-Claude Drouot, Michel Vitold, Bernard Verley

See too

the Secrecy of Wilhelm Storitz Version pdf, free, of the edition of 1910

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