My publisher abuses my modesty and eventually forces me to give an account of the prestigious critical acclaim received by my first story. So, here are a few samples:

" A new star arose in the firmament of Literature! I wish I could write like him! ( it would spare me a lot of thinking, hehe...)"

VOLTAIRE ( in a letter to Mme du Chatelet- sadly, she threw it in her dustbin.)

" I hate to say anything good about these darn Nobles, but I must admit this de Verne is the best ( but I don't know in what.)"

ROUSSEAU ( mumbling as he had his beard shaven, his Barber reported me)

" De Verne's stories? Magnifique! Fantastic! Flabbergasting! only bad thing is I can't read English"

DIDEROT ( translated from the French by Lady Candace)

" If I read the SIDE STORIES? Yessum, Ma'am! Now, this de Verne...he's my boy! "

LOUIS XV ( from a private conversation with La Du Barry).

All I can say is: Thanks for the encouragements, guys, you have such a good taste.

If the book is published on paper, all this will look great on the back cover, won't it?