Title: Cinq semaines en ballon

Title: Cinq semaines en ballon Title Record # 7386
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1863-01-31
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cinq semaines en ballon
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: French

Note: This title was not serialized prior to its first publication in 1863 by J. Hetzel. See here. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

Synopsis: A satire of English books on African travel.

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Year	Title
1863	Cinq semaines en ballon: Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais: Rédigé sur les Notes de docteur Fergusson
1865	Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais

Year	Language	Title
1865	Italian	Cinque Settimane in Pallone [as by Giulio Verne]
1869^ⓘTranslated by William Lackland. This translation begins "There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place,London. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen
1870^ⓘTranslated by an anononymous hand. This translation begins "There have been disputes as to the originator of the great idea of traversing the African continent, in a manner to be independent of its multitudinous and deadly obstructions; but the subjoined narrative will, we cannot doubt, be sufficient to assure the reader that the man who undertook, and in the face of unexampled difficulties carried out the project, conceived it, and stands indebted to no one for the honours now accumulating on the name of Dr. Samuel Fergusson."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa
1875^ⓘTranslated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson (ref: jv.gilead.org.il. This translation begins "There was a large audience, on the 14th of January, 1862, at the sitting of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3, Waterloo-place. The president, Sir Francis M-, made an important speech to his honourable colleagues, and was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand Sometimes attributed to Henry Frith. This translation begins: "On the 14th of January, 1862, there was a very large attendance of the members of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place. The President, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1877^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand. This translation begins "At the sitting of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3, Waterloo Place, on the 14th of January, 1862, the President, Sir Francis M-, made his colleagues an important communication in an address interrupted by frequent applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1926^ⓘTranslated by Arthur Chambers. This translation begins: "There was a large audience at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place, on the 14th of January, 1862. The President, Sir Francis M-, made an important announcement to his honourable colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1958^ⓘTranslated by I. O. Evans. This translation begins "There was a large audience, on the 14th January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo-Place. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important speech to his honourable colleagues, and was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1963^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This title contains publications where the translation (as well as the translator) is unknown. Please see this wiki page for more information on known translations.	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1974^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand, first published as Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa by Chapman & Hall in 1870. This translation begins: "There have been disputes as to the originator of the great idea of traversing the African continent, in a manner to be independent of its multitudinous and deadly obstructions; but the subjoined narrative will, we cannot doubt, be sufficient to assure the reader that the man who undertook, and in the face of unexampled difficulties carried out the project, conceived it, and stands indebted to no one for the honours now accumulating on the name of Dr. Samuel Fergusson."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1975^ⓘTranslated by Maria Zajączkowska	Polish	Pięć tygodni w balonie^?Piec tygodni w balonie [as by Juliusz Verne]
1984	German	Fünf Wochen im Ballon^?Fuenf Wochen im Ballon
2002^ⓘTranslated by William Lackland. This translation begins "There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place,London. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
2015^ⓘTranslated by Frederick Paul Walter; edited by Arthur B. Evans. This translation begins "They had a packed house for the Royal Geographical Society's meeting on January 14, 1862, at 3 Waterloo Place, London. Their president, Sir Francis M————, made a major announcement to his distinguished colleagues during a speech that was frequently interrupted by cheering."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa
2018^ⓘTranslated by Daniel Aveline	Portuguese	Cinco semanas num balão [as by Julio Verne]

Year	Language	Title
1877^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand, first published by Routledge in 1876. This translation begins: "On the 14th of January, 1862, there was a very large attendance of the members of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place. The President, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Cinq semaines en ballon: Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais: Rédigé sur les Notes de docteur Fergusson	1863-01-31	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Collection Hetzel)		354	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais	1865-12-05	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)	FR 6	370+ 32	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais / Voyage au centre de la terre	1867-08-22	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Cinq semaines en ballon	1966-00-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Jules Verne #2028)	F4.00^?F: French frank	372+ [6]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Édouard Riou , Henri de Montaut , Loriquet
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais	1966-00-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Jules Verne)		372	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel

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Reviews

Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1959 , reprinted in:
[English] Astounding Science Fiction, June 1959 (UK) (1959)
Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959
Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, December 1959 (UK)
Review [English] by William Mingin (2016) in Strange Horizons, 4 April 2016