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Cyrano De Bergerac Collection

A few years ago I bought a video of the film Cyrano De Bergerac starring Jose Ferrar as a Christmas present for my father. He recommended it, having seen it at the cinema in his youth. Now that I've seen it, I've been looking for books, videos, music and magazines.

My first purchase was the Christopher Fry translation in paperback which I bought while on holiday in Scotland at the Edinborough branch of Waterstones, the others I purchased through Amazon Books, Borders in Leeds ukbookworld and ebay.

Pride of my collection are the Humbert Wolfe version of Rostand`s Cyrano De Bergerac and Cyrano`s Voyages to the Moon and the Sun.

In 1999 I saw the Gerard Depardieu film version of Cyrano De Bergerac which I thoroughly enjoyed, and subsequently bought the video.

I recently found an interesting novel, "Captain Satan, the adventures of Cyrano De Bergerac". This is a story supposedly based on an adventure of the real Cyrano, but I think it`s a "fictionalization", it is a good read though.

Here's an "E-TEXT" from Project Guttenberg of Cyrano De Bergerac A Play in Five Acts by Edmond Rostand Translated from the French by Gladys Thomas and Mary F Guillemard.

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Hardback books
 
  • Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano De Bergerac translated by Richard Aldington, Broadway Translations, George Routledge & Sons Ltd, no date (1923).

According to Arhur C Clarke, Cyrano must be credited both for first applying the rocket to space travel and, for inventing the ramjet.

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Humbert Wolfe
  • First edition. Rostand, Edmond: Cyrano de Bergerac. Hutchinson & Co, no date. Circa 1930. A translation by Humbert Wolfe.

A translation by Humbert Wolfe from about 1930, with a preface by him telling how this version was penned at the instigation of Alexander Korda, London Films, with a view to filming a production starring Charles Laughton.

Charles Laughton collaborated in the creative process of the translation but sadly, the film was never made, it seems that it was decided that the subject was above film goers.

Purchased through ukbookworld.com from;
Brian Troath Books,
106 Graham Road,
London,
E8 1BX.

 

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Cyrano De Bergerac
  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English verse by Brian Hooker

    This is the version that the film Cyrano De Bergerac - 1950 starring Jose Ferrer & Mala Powers is based upon.

Originally bought and paid for through the Amazon auction, but sadly let down by the seller who claims to have sent it, but probably did not. Now bought through ebay.com

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  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English verse by Brian Hooker. Published by Heinemann in association with Allen & Unwin.

    This is the version that the film Cyrano De Bergerac - 1950 starring Jose Ferrer & Mala Powers is based upon.

Bought for me by my Brother.

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  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English verse by Gertrude Hall and illustrated by Nino Carbe.

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  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English verse by Helen B dole.

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Captain Satan
  • Captain Satan, the adventures of Cyrano de Bergerac by Louis Gallet. Jarrold & Sons. Fourth edition, no date. Circa 1930. An English translation with poetical extracts by William Johnson.

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Paperback books
Brian Hooker
  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English verse by Brian Hooker - 1999
    First Bantam publication - October 1950
    Bantam Classic edition - March 1981

    This is the version that the film Cyrano De Bergerac - 1950 starring Jose Ferrer & Mala Powers is based upon.

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Christopher Fry
  • Edmund Rostand Cyrano De Bergerac Translated by Christopher Fry - 1998 with an introduction by Nicholas Cronk, Fellow and Tutor in French, St Edmund Hall, Oxford
    First published 1996

Buy Cyrano De Bergerac Translated by Christopher Fry from Amazon

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Anthony Burgess
  • Edmund Rostand Cyrano De Bergerac Translated by Anthony Burgess - 1999
    First published 1985

    This is the version that English sub-titles for the film Cyrano De Bergerac - 1990 starring Gerard Depardieu and Anne Brochet were based upon.

Buy Cyrano De BergeracTranslated by Anthony Burgess from Amazon

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Edwin Morgan
  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand Translated into English/Scottish verse by Edwin Morgan

    This version was premired at the Edinborough Festival in 1993.

Bought through ebay.com

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  • Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmund Rostand

Bought through ebay.com

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Videos
Cyrano video box
Cyrano video box
  • Cyrano De Bergerac - 1990 starred Gerard Depardieu and Anne Brochet.

The classic tale starring Gerard Depardieu in a special presentation box with booklet bought through ebay.com.

ebay

 

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Video 1950Video 1950
  • Cyrano De Bergerac - 1950 starred Jose Ferrer & Mala Powers

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RoxanneRoxanne
  • Roxanne - 1987 starred Steve Martin & Daryl Hannah

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Derek Jacobi
  • Cyrano de Bergerac - 1985 starred Derek Jacobi & Sinead Cusack (laser disc)

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Souvenir Programme
Cyrano brochure
  • Original British Souvenir Brochure for Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s epic CYRANO DE BERGERAC starring Gerard Depardieu and Ann Brochet. Stunning 1990 film adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic play.

This beautiful Brochure has 22 pages and is illustrated with 8 colour and 6 black & white photos.

ebay

 

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Music
Music CD
  • Mengelberg conducts Strauss (and Wagenaar)
  1. Ein Heldenleben by R Strauss
  2. Don Juan by R Strauss
  3. Cyrano De Bergerac Overture by Wagenaar

ebay

 

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Illustrated Magazine
Classics Illustrated
  • Classic illustrated #79 "Cyrano De Bergerac" Hrn 129, Strato Publications A good copy the spine is a little rolled also some creasing , clean pages, a good copy.

The classic tale in a special illustrated comic, bought through ebay.com.

ebay

 

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Cyrano de Bergerac at Amazon

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Cyrano De Bergerac Translated by Christopher Fry
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