Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, skeptic, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two.
Being an archaeologist, I like tombs, and being a science fiction fan, I like Jules Verne. So you can imagine that I'd like Jules Verne's tomb regardless of what it looked like. As it turns out, David Nessle has pictures from Amiens showing the tomb in question, and it's an incredible piece of work. Look at the lettering! Look at that sculpture! "It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Jules Verne who's been resurrected and learned to fly!"
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Comments
Absolutely brilliant!
Posted by: Helblindi | September 13, 2007 2:52 PM
"...it's Jules Verne who's been resurrected and learned to fly!"
No, he's returning from a journey to the center of the earth.
(That is great lettering on the stone, though!)
Posted by: CCBC | September 14, 2007 8:31 PM
Jules Verne?
Now you're truly talking about one of my favourites. :)
Posted by: Enkla Z | September 21, 2007 5:58 AM