tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post6716425441234633513..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: How Volcanoes Work, according to Verne John D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-34004896680641021382016-11-19T10:51:46.859-08:002016-11-19T10:51:46.859-08:00BY the way, Dunsany once attributed his becoming a...BY the way, Dunsany once attributed his becoming a writer to Kratatoa, saying that the beautiful sunsets of his early memories, which had been caused by the far-away eruption, were glorious and helped inspired him to become a poet. It's an interesting example of the unexpected interconnections between things. --John R. <br />John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-1994420109401039462016-11-17T16:29:41.666-08:002016-11-17T16:29:41.666-08:00Yes: Verne's description of what happened to &...Yes: Verne's description of what happened to 'The Mysterious Island' predates the explosion at Krakatoa (which is WEST of Java, despite what old film titles may say) by a decade.* So there's a case where his extrapolation was pretty spot-on (except for his letting most of his heroes be right on the spot and yet survive the explosion, which I think we can all agree was a good decision, narratively speaking).<br /><br />--John R. <br /><br />*1872book, 1883 real-worldJohn D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-77551242084334391712016-11-17T00:51:27.001-08:002016-11-17T00:51:27.001-08:00Kinda sounds like what happened with Krakatoa, whi...Kinda sounds like what happened with Krakatoa, which was around that timeHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.com