Title: Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum

Title: Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum Title Record # 7402
Authors: A. Laurie and Jules Verne
Date: 1879-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Voyages extraordinaires
Series Number: 18
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-FR
Language: French

Note: Originally serialized in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation, titled as "Les 500 millions de la Bégum" appeared from 1 Jan, 1879 (issue #337) to 15 Sep, 1879 (issue #354). Illustrated by L. Benett. One volume index referred to title as "Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum". Information based on semi-annual bound volumes of Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation (29-30), dates sourced from http://www.j-verne.de/verne_hetzel_2.html. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

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Year	Title
1879	Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum [as by Jules Verne]

Year	Language	Title
1880^ⓘTranslated by W. H. G. Kingston This translation begins: "Really these English newspapers are very well written," said the worthy doctor to himself, as he leant back in the great leathern easy-chair.	English	The Begum's Fortune [as by Jules Verne]
1911^ⓘTranslated by W. H. G. Kingston. This translation begins: ""Really these English newspapers are very well written," said the worthy doctor to himself, as he leant back in the great leathern easy-chair."	English	The Five Hundred Millions of the Begum [as by Jules Verne]
1923^ⓘTranslated by George B. Rareș	Romanian	Lupta pentru milioane [as by Jules Verne]
1958^ⓘTranslated by W. H. G. Kingston and edited and abridged by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: ""Really these English newspapers are very well written," said the worthy doctor to himself, as he leant back in the great leathern easy-chair. All his life, Dr. Sarrasin had been given to soliloquizing, one of the many results of his absence of mind."	English	The Begum's Fortune [as by Jules Verne]
1968^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana.	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei [as by Jules Verne]
1970^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This title contains publications where the translation (as well as the translator) is unknown. Please see <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/Jules_Verne_Translations#Les_cinq_cents_millions_de_la_B.C3.A9gum">this</a> wiki page for more information on known translations.	Italian	I 500 milioni della Begum [as by Jules Verne]
1984	German	Die fünfhundert Millionen der Begum [as by Jules Verne]
2005^ⓘTranslated by Stanford L. Luce. This translation begins: ""These English newspapers are really quite well written!" the good doctor murmured to himself as he settled into a large leather armchair."	English	The Begum's Millions [as by Jules Verne]

Year	Language	Title
1879^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This translation begins: "These English journals are indeed well conducted," said the good doctor, turning himself around in his easy arm-chair.	English	The 500 Millions of the Begum (Complete Novel) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 1 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 2 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 3 of 6)^?Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 3 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 4 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 5 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]
1963^ⓘTranslated by <a href="http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Ion%20Hobana&type=Name&mode=exact">Ion Hobana</a>	Romanian	Cele cinci sute de milioane ale Begumei (part 6 of 6) [as by Jules Verne]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	Price	Pages	Format	Type
Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum: suivi de Les révoltés de la "Bounty"	1879-09-18	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel		312	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	coll
Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum: suivi de Les révoltés de la "Bounty"	1879-10-20	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)		185	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Les tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine: Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum: Les révoltés de la "Bounty"	1879-11-17	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)		203+ 185+ 8	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum	1966-00-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Jules Verne)	F3.00^?F: French frank	241	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

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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 [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)