Jules Lermina

Jules Lermina Jules Lermina (1839–1915) was a French writer. He began his career as a journalist in 1859. He was arrested for his socialist political opinions, and received Victor Hugo's support.

He published a number of Edgar Allan Poe-inspired collections, ''Histoires Incroyables'' [Incredible Tales] (1885), ''Nouvelles Histoires Incroyables'' [New Incredible Tales] (1888) and a short novel, ''L'Élixir de Vie'' [The Elixir of Life] (1890) (translated by Brian Stableford and included in ''Panic in Paris''). ''Le Secret des Zippelius'' [The Secret of the Zippelius] (1893) (translated by Brian Stableford as ''The Secret of Zippelius'' (2011) ) featured the controlled disintegration of water. His two-volume ''La Bataille de Strasbourg'' [The Battle of Strasbourg] (1895) was one of the first novels on the theme of the yellow peril.

In ''L'Effrayante Aventure'' [Panic in Paris] (1910) (translated by Brian Stableford, ), Lermina used Bulwer-Lytton's vril-force to create a vril-powered flying machine. The novel also features the resurrection of prehistoric creatures frozen in ice in caverns under Paris. ''Mystère-Ville'' (1905) (translated by Brian Stableford as ''Mysteryville'', ), written under the pseudonym of William Cobb, and illustrated by Albert Robida, was about Protestants who had fled France and created a secret, futuristic city in a hidden Chinese valley.

Lermina also penned a proto-Tarzan novel, ''To-Ho le Tueur d'Or'' (1905) (translated by Georges T. Dodds as ''To-Ho and the Gold Destroyers'' , two sequels to the popular classic ''The Count of Monte-Cristo'': ''Le Fils de Monte-Cristo'' (1881) (that in English was divided in two books: The Wife of Monte Cristo and The Son of Monte Cristo), and ''Le Trésor de Monte-Cristo'' [The Treasure of Monte-Cristo] (1885); and ''Les Mystères de New York'' [The Mysteries of New York] (1874), also written under the pseudonym of William Cobb. He also created the indomitable Toto Fouinard, whose adventures were serialized in 1908–09. Provided by Wikipedia
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