Phil Tippett wrote the foreword...

In the first 60 pages,
you will discover the fascinating history of the 'cinema machine'.
You might then hesitate to answer this simple question...
Who actually invented cinema?

You will then find four texts written by Georges Méliès,
including his famous "Memoirs" penned in the third person.
The texts are annotated, commented upon, and accompanied
by numerous historical, technical, and explanatory inserts...

"Memories on My Father" by André Méliès
is a document that has never been offered to a wide audience.
André 'recounts' his father...

Henri Langlois established the Historical Research Commission within the Cinémathèque Française,
comprising cinema figures and historians such as Jean Mitry and Georges Sadoul.
Over 80 interviews were conducted starting in 1943.
The interview with Fanny Méliès (Jehanne d'Alcy), conducted by Henri Langlois and Georges Sadoul, took place on 17 February 1945.
The interview with Paul Méliès occurred on 22 July 1944.
These two documents are little known,
and you will make astonishing discoveries by reading them.

Pauline, the great-great-granddaughter of Georges Méliès,
recounts her ancestor's final struggles.
She has gathered numerous documents to create this original and enlightening narrative
about the battle Georges waged to be recognised as one of cinema's principal pioneers.

At the end of the book, there is a comprehensive index
containing several hundred entries and cross-references within the 310 pages.

A comprehensive bibliography presents the principal works
that explore the life and oeuvre of Georges Méliès.