Title: Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe

Title: Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe Title Record # 7394
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1872-08-29
Type: NOVEL [non-genre]
Series: Voyages extraordinaires
Series Number: 9
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-FR
Language: French

Note: Originally serialized in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation. Titled as "Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dan l'Afrique Australe", appeared from 20 Nov, 1871 (issue #165) to 5 Sep, 1872 (issue #185). Illustrations by Jules-Descartes Férat (as Férat) and Jules Verne (Carte de l'Afrique australe). Information based on semi-annual bound volumes of Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation (14-16), dates sourced from http://www.j-verne.de/verne_hetzel_2.html. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

Synopsis: Available on page 442, Bleiler (Gernsback).

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Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1873^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. This translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russans in South Africa
1874^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This translation begins: "On the 22nd of February, 1854, two men, lying at the foot of a large weeping-willow, were busily engaged in conversation, and were watching with earnest attention the waters of the river Orange.".	English	Adventures in the Land of the Behemoth
1876^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. This translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa
1877^ⓘTranslated by Henry Frith. This translation begins: "On the 27th January, 1854, two men were lying beneath a gigantic weeping willow, and chatting, while they kept a watchful eye upon the River Orange.".	English	Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa
1906^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This translation begins: "The 27th of February, 1854, two men, stretched out at the foot of a gigantic weeping willow, were talking together, while they watched attentively the waters of the Orange river.".	English	Adventures in Southern Africa
1911^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. This translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Measuring a Meridian or The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
1964^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer, abridged and edited by I. O. Evans. The abridged text unknown.	English	Measuring a Meridian
1984	German	Abenteuer von drei Russen und drei Engländern in Süd-Afrika^?Abenteuer von drei Russen und drei Englaendern in Sued-Afrika
2002^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. Publication text is not known.	English	Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
2010^ⓘTranslated by George B. Rareș	Romanian	Aventurile a trei ruși și trei englezi în Africa Australă^?Aventurile a trei rusi si a trei englezi in Africa Australa

Year	Language	Title
1877^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. This translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River."	English	Meridiana; or, Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians In South Africa (Complete Novel)
1934^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. This translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Measuring a Meridian (Part 1 of 4)
1934^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. Part one of this translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Measuring a Meridian (Part 2 of 4)
1934^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. Part one of this translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Measuring a Meridian (Part 3 of 4)
1934^ⓘTranslated by Ellen E. Frewer. Part one of this translation begins: "On the 27th of January, 1854, two men lay stretched at the foot of an immense weeping willow, chatting, and at the same time watching most attentively the waters of the Orange River.".	English	Measuring a Meridian (Part 4 of 4)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe	1872-08-29	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			310	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe	1872-10-31	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			202	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Férat
Une ville flottante / Les forceurs de blocus / Aventures de 3 Russes et de 3 Anglais	1872-10-31	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			171+ 202	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Férat
Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russans in South Africa	1873-00-00	Jules Verne	Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle			viii+ 232	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Adventures in the Land of the Behemoth	1874-00-00	Jules Verne	Henry L. Shepard			iv+ 190	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Stories of Adventures	1874-00-00	Jules Verne	Scribner, Armstrong		$3.00^?$: US dollar	viii+ 232+ 305	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa	1876-00-00	Jules Verne	Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington			vi+ 191	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa	1877-00-00	Jules Verne	Routledge		1/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Seaside Library, No. 72	1877-09-24	ed. Editors of The Seaside Library	George Munro			36	quarto^?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag
Adventures in Southern Africa	1906-00-00	Jules Verne	Hutchinson				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Works of Jules Verne 10	1911-00-00	Jules Verne	Vincent Parke and Co. (Edition d'Amiens)			vii+ 381	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Works of Jules Verne 10	1911-00-00	Jules Verne	National Alumni (Members Edition)			vii+ 381	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Aventures de trois Russes et de trois Anglais dans l'Afrique australe	1922-00-00	Jules Verne	Hachette (Collection Hetzel)			204	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Amazing Stories, May 1934	1934-05-00	ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D.	Teck Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	148	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Leo Morey
Amazing Stories, June 1934	1934-06-00	ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D.	Teck Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	148	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Leo Morey
Amazing Stories, July 1934	1934-07-00	ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D.	Teck Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	148	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Leo Morey
Amazing Stories, August 1934	1934-08-00	ed. T. O'Conor Sloane, Ph.D.	Teck Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	148	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Leo Morey
Measuring a Meridian	1964-00-00	Jules Verne	Arco Publishing (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		12/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	189	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Measuring a Meridian	1964-00-00	Jules Verne	Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		$3.00^?$: US dollar	189	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Abenteuer von drei Russen und drei Engländern in Süd-Afrika^?Abenteuer von drei Russen und drei Englaendern in Sued-Afrika	1984-00-00	Jules Verne	Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #8)	3-8224-1008-X / 5-1008	DM 2.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	220	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	Jules Férat
Adventures in the Land of the Behemoth	2001-01-01	Jules Verne	Fredonia Books	1-58963-075-0	$11.99^?$: US dollar	232	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
Measuring a Meridian: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa	2002-09-30	Jules Verne	Fredonia Books	1-4101-0028-6	$19.95^?$: US dollar	156	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
Aventurile a trei ruși și trei englezi în Africa Australă^?Aventurile a trei rusi si a trei englezi in Africa Australa	2010-00-00	Jules Verne	Editura ERC Press (Jules Verne (ERC Press) #6)	978-973-157-933-7	Lei 12,99^?Lei: Romanian leu	222	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russans in South Africa	2020-11-06	Jules Verne	Project Gutenberg	63650	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa	date unknown	Jules Verne	Sampson Low, Marston & Company			v+ 232	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel

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Reviews

Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)