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66-695: The Voyages extraordinaires ( French: [vwajaʒ ɛkstʁaɔʁdinɛʁ] ; lit.   ' Extraordinary Voyages ' or ' Amazing Journeys ' ) is a collection or sequence of novels and short stories by the French writer Jules Verne . Fifty-four of these novels were originally published between 1863 and 1905, during the author's lifetime, and eight additional novels were published posthumously. The posthumous novels were published under Jules Verne's name, but had been extensively altered or, in one case, completely written by his son Michel Verne . According to Verne's editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel ,

132-459: A Golden Globe for Best Actor in a musical or comedy . Variety magazine said in 1956 that his Chaplinesque quality made a big contribution to the success of the film. The film ultimately made an unadjusted $ 42 million at the box office (over $ 678 million in 2018 dollars). While David Niven was billed as the lead in English-speaking nations, Cantinflas was billed as the lead elsewhere. As

198-522: A "Cantinflas!" or you're "Cantinflassing!") whenever someone became hard to understand in conversation. The Real Academia Española officially included the verb, cantinflear , cantinflas and cantinflada in its dictionary in 1992. In the visual arts, Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera painted Cantinflas as a symbol of the Mexican everyman. Cantinflas' style and the content of his films have led scholars to conclude that he influenced

264-580: A "Cantinflas" (or catchphrase) for the remainder of his career. The film was a breakthrough in Latin America and was later recognized by Somos magazine as the 10th greatest film produced largely in Mexico. In 1941, Moreno first played the role of a police officer on film in El gendarme desconocido ("The Unknown Police Officer" a play on words on " The Unknown Soldier ). By this time, he had sufficiently distinguished

330-426: A certain subject or a certain genre, et cetera. In terms of reference works, there are collections of school or university textbooks, collections of research works and of practical books. Some collections are distinguished by a very strong orientation towards specialisation, such as collections on the study of Egyptology , on jurisprudence , on pharmacy , astronomy ... others inversely by an encyclopaedic tendency (in

396-465: A degree of fidelity of the public, which obviously supports the commercial success. In many publishing houses, the tasks of selection of works and programming in general fall under the orbit of the "director of collection". Certain collections have had such fame, that sometimes they are considered or can be considered almost as independent publishing houses, such is the case with the " Bibliothèque de la Pléiade " edited by Éditions Gallimard . Although

462-562: A long, successful film career that included a foray into Hollywood . Charlie Chaplin once commented that he was the best comedian alive, and Moreno has been referred to as the "Charlie Chaplin of Mexico". To audiences in most of the world, he is best remembered as co-starring with David Niven in the Oscar -winning film Around the World in 80 Days , for which Moreno won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy . As

528-481: A pioneer of the cinema of Mexico, Moreno helped usher in its golden era . In addition to being a business leader, he also became involved in Mexico's complex labor politics. His reputation as a spokesperson for the working class gave his actions authenticity and became important in the early struggle against charrismo , the ruling PRI 's practice of co-opting and controlling trade unions. Moreover, his character Cantinflas, whose identity became enmeshed with his own,

594-432: A play on words on the bullfighter/gladiator phrase Blood and Sand ), the 1941 bullfighting film, broke box-office records for Mexican-made films throughout Spanish-speaking countries. In 1942, Moreno teamed up with Reachi, Miguel M. Delgado , and Jaime Salvador to produce a series of parodies, including El Circo , an interpretation of Chaplin's The Circus . The 1940s and 1950s were Cantinflas' heyday. In 1941, Reachi,

660-489: A result of the film, Cantinflas became the world's highest-paid actor. Moreno's second Hollywood feature, Pepe , attempted to replicate the success of his first. The film had cameo appearances by Frank Sinatra , Judy Garland , Maurice Chevalier , Shirley Jones , Ricardo Montalbán , James Coburn , Debbie Reynolds , César Romero , and other stars. His humor, deeply rooted in the Spanish language, did not translate well for

726-503: A rope for a belt, and a distinctive mustache. In the tents, he danced, performed acrobatics, and performed roles related to several different professions. In the mid-1930s, Cantinflas met publicist and producer Santiago Reachi and subsequently partnered with him to form their own film production venture. Reachi produced, directed, and distributed, while Cantinflas acted. Cantinflas made his film debut in 1936 with No te engañes corazón ( Don't Fool Yourself Dear ) before meeting Reachi, but

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792-403: A specific order within a series. A series can also include one or more sub-series. Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas ( Spanish pronunciation: [kanˈtiɱflas] ), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker . He is considered to have been the most widely accomplished Mexican comedian and

858-452: A wrong turn and discover Mexico instead, allowing him to also discover Jorge Negrete so that the Queen – an ardent fan – could meet him. When Negrete died just before Christmas of 1953, he changed it first to Pedro Infante until his death four years later, and then finally to Javier Solis until his death in 1966. In 1956, Around the World in 80 Days , Cantinflas' American debut, earned him

924-516: A young Mario Moreno attempting to gain respect and make a living as an actor, and award-winning actor Michael Imperioli as Mike Todd , an American film-producer struggling to film his masterpiece. The film is centered in Moreno's personal life, and in the development of Todd's Golden Globe Award-winning 1956 film Around the World in 80 Days . Cantinflas is sometimes seen as a Mexican Groucho Marx character, one who uses his skill with words to puncture

990-608: Is Claudius Bombarnac , which was first published in a grand-in-8º edition.) What follows are the fifty-four novels published in Verne's lifetime, with the most common English-language title for each novel. The dates given are those of the first publication in book form. The posthumous additions to the series, extensively altered and in one case ( The Thompson Travel Agency ) entirely written by Verne's son Michel, are as follows. The Voyages series includes two short story collections and seven individual short stories that accompanied one of

1056-562: Is and educational parodies of some of his famous movies like Su Excelencia [La Carta with incidental music from Aaron Copland 's El Salón México ] In the second version his character was known as " Little Amigo " and concentrated on a wide range of subjects intended to educate children, from the origin of soccer to the reasons behind the International Date Line . The second animated series animated in 1979 and dubbed in English in 1982

1122-583: Is handed out annually for entertainers who "represent the Latino community with the same humor and distinction as the legendary Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" and who, like Cantinflas, utilizes his power to help those most in need". On August 12, 2018, the Google Doodle paid homage to Cantinflas on his 107th birth anniversary. Moreno's life is the subject of the biographical film Cantinflas (2014, directed by Sebastian del Amo). It stars Óscar Jaenada , who portrays

1188-515: Is very much more difficult to write such a novel in a good literary form than the studies of character which are so vogue to-day. In the system developed by Hetzel for the Voyages Extraordinaires , each of Verne's novels was published successively in several different formats. This resulted in as many as four distinct editions of each text (labeled here according to current practice for Verne bibliographies): Jules Verne remains to this day

1254-667: Is well known throughout Latin America and Spain. His humor, loaded with Mexican linguistic features of intonation, vocabulary, and syntax, is beloved in all the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America and in Spain. His abilities gave rise to a range of expressions based on his stage name, including: cantinflear , cantinflada , cantinflesco , cantifleando and cantinflero . He often portrayed impoverished farmers or peasants of pelado origin. The character allowed Cantinflas to establish

1320-535: The Cantinflas Show , was made in 1972 starring an animated Cantinflas. The show was targeted for children and was intended to be educational. The first animated version animated by Santiago Moro and his brother Jose Luis Moro for Televisa in the early 1970s (Cantinflas Show) which educated children by meeting such notable people as Chopin , Louis Pasteur , Albert Einstein and William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet as well learning how important water and oil

1386-506: The Museum of Latin American Art said, "To understand Cantinflas is to understand what happened in Mexico during the last century". Monsiváis interprets Moreno's portrayals in terms of the importance of the spoken word in the context of Mexico's "reigning illiteracy" (70% in 1930). Particularly in the film El analfabeto , ( The Illiterate ), "Cantinflas is the illiterate who takes control of

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1452-430: The peladito character from the 1920s-era pelado , and his character flowed comfortably from the disenfranchised, marginalized, underclassman to the empowered public servant. The rhetoric of cantinflismo facilitated this fluidity. He would reprise the role of Agent 777 and be honored by police forces throughout Latin America for his positive portrayal of law enforcement. Ni sangre, ni arena ("Neither Blood, nor Sand"

1518-439: The " Biblioteca pentru toți " ( lit.   ' Everyone's Library ' ), a pocket-sized collection, was created by the folklorist Dumitru Stăncescu  [ ro ] in 1895. A collection is characterized by having uniformity in the presentation, as well as by a certain affinity in the contents. The use of the same dimension for each book, the same type of cover, and also the same type of spine. In this regard, sometimes

1584-465: The 16th-century humanist Tommaso Porcacchi and printed in Venice by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari from 1563 to 1585. They gave it this metaphorical use of the term: each work is a "ring" or "joy" of the collana ( collana originally means "necklace"). In Portugal , the " Colecção Argonauta  [ pt ] "—a collection of science fiction novels and short stories—appeared in 1953, created by

1650-511: The American audience and the movie's reception was a failure. He still earned a Golden Globe nomination for his part. Later in a 1992 American interview, Moreno cited the language barrier as the biggest impediment to his making it big in the United States. After returning to Mexico, Cantinflas starred in the comic drama El bolero de Raquel (1957), the first Cantinflas film to be distributed to

1716-548: The Moon ), to Walt Disney 's 1954 adaptation of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , to the 1956 version of ‘’ Around the World in 80 Days ’’, starring Cantinflas , then 2004 version of Around the World in 80 Days starring Jackie Chan . Their spirit has also continued to influence fiction to this day, including James Gurney 's Dinotopia series and "softening" Steampunk 's dystopianism with utopian wonder and curiosity. Most of

1782-452: The Portuguese publisher Livros do Brasil  [ pt ] , which aimed to be a pioneer in the popularization of the genre in the country. In Brazil , the "boom of collections" took place in a context of impressive growth of the publishing market. If the publication of collections was still thin on the ground in the 1920s, it would eventually rise and spread in the 30s. In Romania ,

1848-615: The Producer rejected Mexican Studios companies and instead paid Columbia Pictures to produce the films in its Studios in Hollywood. By this time, Cantinflas' popularity was such that he was able to lend his prestige to the cause of Mexican labor, representing the National Association of Actors in talks with Mexican President Manuel Ávila Camacho . The talks did not go well, however, and, in the resulting scandal, Moreno took his act back to

1914-460: The United States by Columbia Pictures. The film was followed by more Cantinflas-Reachi-Columbia productions: El analfabeto (1961), El padrecito (1963), and Su excelencia (1967). After Su excelencia , Cantinflas began to appear in a series of very low-budget comedies directed by Miguel M. Delgado , which were produced by his own company "Cantinflas Films". These films lasted until El Barrendero , in 1982. Like Charlie Chaplin , Cantinflas

1980-584: The actor's blood nephew Eduardo Moreno Laparade over the control of 34 films made by Cantinflas. The nephew claimed his uncle gave him a written notice, Moreno Ivanova argued that he was the direct heir of Cantinflas and that the rights belonged to him. In 2014, Eduardo Moreno Laparade won the rights at the Mexican Supreme Court to 39 films and the name. At the same time, there was another legal battle between Columbia Pictures and Moreno Ivanova over control of these films. Columbia claimed that it had bought

2046-429: The case of Grupo Anaya  [ es ] 's "Biblioteca Básica de Historia", and Gallimard 's " Découvertes "). A publisher mainly creates a collection according to its editorial line or for commercial reasons. While books in a series generally have a common subject, character, or universe, in other words, it's a set of volumes that are related to each other by certain thematic element, and volumes may or may not have

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2112-413: The case of " Découvertes Gallimard "). Some collections include both literary texts and reference texts, such as " Le Livre de Poche ", others are specialised in classic books . Undoubtedly, a publication in a collection format has its importance in terms of marketing. Given that a collection is characterized by a visual unity, with successive editions and with the help of promotion, it can even lead to

2178-506: The collection has a serial number, it is called a numbered collection. A collection generally using distinctive, common formats and features. The title of a collection can be accompanied by the term " series " or its equivalents in other languages, such as in the English-speaking world, for example, the " Bibliothèque de la Pléiade ", " Découvertes Gallimard " and " Que sais-je? " are all termed "book series" instead of collections. Conversely, Thames & Hudson 's " World of Art " series

2244-566: The entertainment world as a dancer. By 1930 he was involved in Mexico City's carpa (travelling tent) circuit, performing in succession with the Ofelia, Sotelo of Azcapotzalco , and finally the Valentina carpa , where he met his future wife. At first he tried to imitate Al Jolson 's use of blackface, but later separated himself to form his own identity as an impoverished slum dweller with baggy pants,

2310-546: The film received little attention. Reachi established Posa Films in 1939 with two partners: Cantinflas and Fernandez. Before this, Reachi produced short films that allowed him to develop the Cantinflas character, but it was in 1940 that he finally became a movie star, after shooting Ahí está el detalle ("There's the rub", literally "There lies the detail"), with Sofía Álvarez , Joaquín Pardavé , Sara García , and Dolores Camarillo . The phrase that gave that movie its name became

2376-769: The films. A lifelong smoker, Cantinflas died of lung cancer on 20 April 1993 in Mexico City. Thousands appeared on a rainy day for his funeral. The ceremony was a national event, lasting three days. He was honored by many heads of state and the United States Senate, which held a moment of silence for him. His ashes lay at the crypt of the Moreno Reyes family, in the Panteón Español ("Spanish Cemetery") in Mexico City . A 20-year legal battle followed between Mario Moreno Ivanova, Cantinflas' son and heir to his estate, and

2442-448: The goal of the Voyages was "to outline all the geographical, geological, physical, historical and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format ... the history of the universe." Verne's meticulous attention to detail and scientific trivia, coupled with his sense of wonder and exploration, form the backbone of the Voyages . Part of

2508-686: The independent filmworkers' union Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC). Following his retirement, he devoted his life to helping others through charity and humanitarian organizations, especially those dedicated to helping children. His contributions to the Roman Catholic Church and orphanages made him a folk hero in Mexico. He was a Freemason , initiated at Chilam Balam Lodge. In 1961, Cantinflas appeared with U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at shopping centers and supermarkets in San Antonio, Texas, to support

2574-428: The language by whatever means he can". The writer Salvador Novo interpreted the role of Moreno's character entirely in terms of Cantinflismo : " En condensarlos: en entregar a la saludable carcajada del pueblo la esencia demagógica de su vacuo confusionismo, estriba el mérito y se asegura la gloria de este hijo cazurro de la ciudad ladina y burlona de México, que es 'Cantinflas' ". ("In condensing them [the leaders of

2640-504: The literary works (popular novels of the 19th century), but also reference work (dictionary), Comte de Buffon 's Histoire Naturelle , Cesare Cantù 's Storia Universale , Juan de Mariana 's Historia general de España ... and it even contains the whole Bible in Spanish ( Biblia de Scío  [ es ] ). In Italy , the first editorial collection was the "Collana historica" (or "Collana historica de' Greci"), which included vulgarised works of twelve Greek historians, edited by

2706-667: The main "Cantinflas" persona but cast in different social roles and circumstances) would strike up a normal conversation and then complicate it to the point where no one understood what they were talking about. The Cantinflas character was particularly adept at obfuscating the conversation when he owed somebody money, was courting an attractive young woman, or was trying to talk his way out of trouble with authorities, whom he managed to humiliate without their even being able to tell. This manner of talking became known as Cantinflear , and it became common parlance for Spanish speakers to say " ¡estás cantinfleando! " (loosely translated as you're pulling

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2772-508: The many teatros that spread the message of the Chicano Movement during the 1960s-1970s in the United States, the most important of which was El Teatro Campesino . The teatro movement was an important part of the cultural renaissance that was the social counterpart of the political movement for the civil rights of Mexican Americans. Cantinflas' use of social themes and style is seen as a precursor to Chicano theater. A cartoon series,

2838-460: The most translated science fiction author in the world as well as one of the most continually reprinted and widely read French authors. Though often scientifically outdated, his Voyages still retain their sense of wonder that appealed to readers of his time, and still provoke an interest in the sciences among the young. The Voyages are frequently adapted into film, from Georges Méliès ' fanciful 1902 film Le Voyage dans la Lune (aka A Trip to

2904-523: The mural blasphemous, and it was eventually painted without the image of the Virgin. Yo Colón placed Cantinflas in the character of Christopher Columbus , who, while continually "discovering America", made comedic historical and contemporary observations from fresh perspectives. For the first few months, he persuaded the King and Queen of Spain to fund his voyage so that he could let his wife "drive" so she could make

2970-442: The nickname "Cantinflas". According to one obituary, "Cantinflas" is a meaningless name invented to prevent his parents from knowing he was in the entertainment business, which they considered a shameful occupation. Cantinflas confirmed this in 1992 in his last television interview. Before starting his professional life in entertainment, he explored a number of possible careers, such as medicine and professional boxing, before joining

3036-642: The novels in the Voyages series (except for Five Weeks in a Balloon , Journey to the Center of the Earth , and The Purchase of the North Pole ) were first serialized in periodicals, usually in Hetzel's Magasin d'Éducation et de récréation ("Magazine of Education and Recreation"). Almost all of the original book editions were published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel in octodecimo format, often in several volumes. (The one exception

3102-422: The novels in the series. The short story collections are: And the individual short stories: In promotional materials for the series, Verne's editor Pierre-Jules Hetzel classified the Voyages Extraordinaires in several groups, mostly following geographic criteria: Collection (publishing) The books that make up an editorial collection can be published in a specific order or not. When each volume in

3168-554: The number of pages, for example, the books in the collection " Que sais-je? " always have 128 pages. A collection can be further subdivided into several series or sub-collections, for example, the collection " Découvertes Gallimard " contains seven series as well as several sub-collections. The volumes of a collection are also characterized by a defined content or style. Thus, a literary collection will have, for example, novels in their original language, translated works, works with literary value of national authors, or regroup texts of

3234-464: The pretensions of the wealthy and powerful, the police and the government, with the difference that he strongly supported democracy. Historian and author of Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity , writes, "Cantinflas symbolized the underdog who triumphed through trickery over more powerful opponents" and presents Cantinflas as a self-image of a transitional Mexico. Gregorio Luke , executive director of

3300-402: The reason for the broad appeal of his work was the sense that the reader could gain real knowledge of geology , biology , astronomy , paleontology , oceanography , history and the exotic locations and cultures of the world through the adventures of Verne's protagonists. This great wealth of information distinguished his works as " encyclopedic novels ". The first of Verne's novels to carry

3366-487: The rights to the 34 films four decades earlier, although the court noted several discrepancies in the papers. Moreno Ivanova wanted the rights to the films to remain his, and more generally Mexico's, as a national treasure. On 2 June 2001 the eight-year battle was resolved with Columbia retaining ownership over the 34 disputed films. Among the things that endeared him to his public was his comic use of language in his films; his characters (all of which were really variations of

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3432-439: The running literary theme of his novel sequence: It is my intention to complete, before my working days are done, a series which shall conclude in story form my whole survey of the world’s surface and the heavens; there are still left corners of the world to which my thoughts have not yet penetrated. As you know, I have dealt with the moon , but a great deal remains to be done, and if health and strength permit me, I hope to finish

3498-510: The same colours are used on the cover (in the case of the publishers Dalloz and Litec  [ fr ] ), and sometimes different colours or details are always systematically used (collection "Bibliothèques" of the Éditions du Cercle de la librairie  [ fr ] ). Generally, the grammage of paper for each collection is always the same, as well as the typography applied, the cover design and page layout (collection " Découvertes Gallimard "). Certain collections even get to fix

3564-594: The same success in the United States as in Mexico, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6438 Hollywood Boulevard on October 10, 1980. He earned two Golden Globe nominations (winning one) for best actor and the Mexican Academy of Film Lifetime Achievement Award. His handprints have been imbedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias for his work in motion pictures. The Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" Award

3630-544: The successful Democratic nominee to the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 20th congressional district , Henry B. Gonzalez , who defeated his Republican challenger, John W. Goode . Gonzalez was the first Hispanic elected to the Texas State Senate and as a U.S. congressman from Texas. As a young man, Cantinflas performed a variety of acts in travelling tents, and it was here that he acquired

3696-448: The task. However, Verne made clear that his own object was more literary than scientific, saying "I do not in any way pose as a scientist" and explaining in another interview: My object has been to depict the earth, and not the earth alone, but the universe… And I have tried at the same time to realize a very high ideal of beauty of style. It is said that there can't be any style in a novel of adventure, but it isn't true; though I admit it

3762-500: The theatre. On 30 August 1953, Cantinflas began performing his theatrical work Yo Colón ("I, Columbus") in the Teatro de los Insurgentes , the same theatre that had earlier been embroiled in a controversy over a Diego Rivera mural incorporating Cantinflas and the Virgin of Guadalupe . Critics, including the very conservative political party PAN and archbishop Luis María Martínez , called

3828-526: The title Voyages Extraordinaires was The Adventures of Captain Hatteras , which was the third of all his novels. The works in this series are adventure stories, some with overt science fiction elements (e.g., Journey to the Center of the Earth ) or elements of scientific romance (e.g., Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas ). In a late interview, Verne affirmed that Hetzel's ambitious commission had become

3894-452: The two are similar in many ways, editorial collection and book series differ because books in a collection do not necessarily have a specific order, or a common subject, but with a certain affinity in the content of books (collections on art, on religion, on science...), as well as in the format , spine and layout , even grammage , number of pages and style of typeface . A collection can include one or more sub-collections or series (as in

3960-409: The world and of Mexico], in returning to the healthy laughter of the people the demagogic essence of their empty confusion, merit is sustained and glory is ensured for the self-contained son of the Spanish-speaking mocker of Mexico, who Cantinflas portrays.") In his biography of the comic, scholar of Mexican culture Jeffrey M. Pilcher views Cantinflas as a metaphor for "the chaos of Mexican modernity",

4026-416: Was a joint venture between Televisa and Hanna-Barbera and Mario Moreno voiced "Little Amigo"/Cantinflas in the Spanish version and Don Messick voiced "Little Amigo" and John Stephenson as the narrator in the English version. Both The Cantinflas Show and Amigos and Friends aired in the mid 1990s on Univision and Televisa re aired The Cantinflas Show in the mid 1990s. Although Cantinflas never achieved

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4092-549: Was a social satirist. He played el pelado , an impoverished Everyman, with hopes to succeed. With mutual admiration, Cantinflas was influenced by Chaplin's earlier films and ideology. El Circo (the circus) was a "shadow" of Chaplin's silent film, The Circus and Si yo fuera diputado ("If I Were a Congressman") had many similarities with the 1940 film, The Great Dictator . Cantinflas' films, to this day, still generate revenue for Columbia Pictures. In 2000, Columbia reported in an estimated US$ 4 million in foreign distribution from

4158-462: Was born to Moreno in 1961 by another woman; the child was adopted by Valentina Ivanova and was named Mario Arturo Moreno Ivanova, causing some references to erroneously refer to him as "Cantinflas' adopted son". Moreno Ivanova died on 15 May 2017, of a presumed heart attack. Moreno served as president of one of the Mexican actors' guilds known as Asociación Nacional de Actores (ANDA, "National Association of Actors") and as first secretary general of

4224-550: Was disinherited when she married Pedro Moreno. The others were Pedro, José ("Pepe"), Eduardo, Esperanza, Catalina, Enrique, and Roberto. He made it through difficult situations with the quick wit and street smarts that he would later apply in his films. His comic personality led him to a circus tent show, and from there to legitimate theatre and film. He married Valentina Ivanova Zubareff, of Russian ethnicity, on 27 October 1936 and remained with her until her death in January 1966. A son

4290-636: Was examined by media critics, philosophers, and linguists, who saw him variously as a danger to Mexican society, a bourgeois puppet, a verbal innovator, and a picaresque underdog. Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes was born in Santa María la Redonda neighborhood of Mexico City , then grew up in Tepito . He was one of eight children born to Pedro Moreno Esquivel, an impoverished mail carrier, and María de la Soledad Reyes Guízar (from Cotija, Michoacán ). Moreno's mother, Soledad Reyes, came from an affluent family, but

4356-746: Was published as a collection in France and Spain. In France , the concept of "collection" was invented by Louis Hachette , a 19th-century publisher, under the name bibliothèque , which means "library". In 19th and early 20th-century Spain , literary collection publishings such as " Biblioteca de Autores Españoles  [ es ] ", " Biblioteca Mignon  [ es ] ", " El Libro Popular  [ es ] " and " La Novela Corta  [ es ] " were in full swing. The " Biblioteca ilustrada de Gaspar y Roig ", created in 1851 in Madrid , notably for its encyclopaedia-like contents. It contains not only

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