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Title: La maison à vapeur Title Record # 7404
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1880-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Voyages extraordinaires
Series Number: 20
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: French
Note: Originally serialized in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation in two parts, each part titled "La Maison à vapeur" and sub-titled "Voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale". Both parts are illustrated by L. Benett and restart chapter numbers. Part 1 includes an illustration by J. Verne (1ere Carte de l'Inde septentrionale) and appeared from 1 Dec, 1879 (issue #359) to 1 Jul, 1880 (issue #373). Part 2 includes an illustration by J. Verne (2eme Carte de l'Inde septentrionale) and appeared from 15 Jul, 1880 (issue #374) to 15 Dec, 1880 (issue #384). Information based on semi-annual bound volumes of Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation (30-32), 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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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations Translated Serializations
Year Title
1880 La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale: Première partie
1880 La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale: Deuxième partie
1880 La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale
Year Language Title
1881Translated by Agnes D. Kingston. This translation begins (Volume I - The Demon of Cawnpore): ""A reward of two thousand pounds will be paid to any one who will deliver up, dead or alive, one of the prime movers of the Sepoy revolt, at present known to be in the Bombay presidency, the Nabob Dandou Pant, commonly called ...." " This translation continues (Volume II - Tigers and Traitors): "Speaking of the great American Andes, the mineralogist Haüy uses a grand expression when he calls them "The incommensurable parts of Creation." These proud words may justly be applied to the Himalayan chain, whose heights no man can measure with any mathematical precision. "
English The Steam House
1911Translated by Agnes D. Kingston. This translation begins: ""A reward of two thousand pounds will be paid to any one who will deliver up, dead or alive, one of the prime movers of the Sepoy revolt, at present known to be in the Bombay presidency, the Nabob Dandou Pant, commonly called ....""
English The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore
1911Translated by Agnes D. Kingston. This translation begins: "Speaking of the great American Andes, the mineralogist Haüy uses a grand expression when he calls them "The incommensurable parts of Creation." These proud words may justly be applied to the Himalayan chain, whose heights no man can measure with any mathematical precision."
English The Steam House: Tigers and Traitors
1959Translated by Agnes D. Kingston, edited and abridged by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: ""A reward of two thousand pounds will be paid to any one who will deliver up, dead or alive, one of the prime movers of the Sepoy revolt, at present known to be in the Bombay presidency, the Nabob Dandou Pant, commonly called ...." "
English The Demon of Cawnpore
1959Translated by Agnes D. Kingston. This translation begins: "Speaking of the great American Andes, the mineralogist Haüy uses a grand expression when he calls them "The incommensurable parts of Creation." These proud words may justly be applied to the Himalayan chain, whose heights no man can measure with any mathematical precision."
English Tigers and Traitors
1959Translated by Agnes D. Kingston, abridged and edited by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: "Speaking of the great American Andes, the mineralogist Haüy uses a grand expression when he calls them "The incommensurable parts of Creation." These proud words may justly be applied to the Himalayan chain, whose heights no man can measure with any mathematical precision."
English Tigers and Traitors
1979Translated 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.
Romanian
Casa cu aburi: călătorie prin India Septentrională?Casa cu aburi: calatorie prin India Septentrionala
1984 German Das Dampfhaus: Band 1
1984 German Das Dampfhaus: Band 2
2001Translated by unknown
English Tigers and Traitors
2003Translated by Agnes D. Kingston. This translation begins: ""A reward of two thousand pounds will be paid to any one who will deliver up, dead or alive, one of the prime movers of the Sepoy revolt, at present known to be in the Bombay presidency, the Nabob Dandou Pant, commonly called ....""
English The End of Nana Sahib: The Steam House
2008Translated 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 The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore
2018Translated 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 The Steam House
Year Language Title
1880Translated by James Cotterell. This translation begins: ""A reward of £2,000 is offered to whoever will deliver up dead or alive one of the old chiefs of the revolt of the Sepoys—Nabob Dandou Pant, better known under the name of —.""
English The Steam-House; or, A Voyage Across Northern India (Part 1 of 2)
1881Translated by James Cotterell. This translation begins: ""The incommensurability of the creation." This grand expression of Hany [sic], the mineralogist, serves to describe the American Andes; and could it not be applied with equal justice to the chain of the Himalaya Mountains, which no man thus far has been able to measure with mathematical precision?""
English The Steam-House; or, A Voyage Across Northern India (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale: Première partie 1880-07-05 Jules Verne J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)     322
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
The Seaside Library, No. 818 1880-08-00 ed. Editors of The Seaside Library George Munro  
$0.10?$: US dollar
26
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag  
La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale: Deuxième partie 1880-11-11 Jules Verne J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)     303
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
novel  
La maison à vapeur: voyage à travers l'Inde septentrionale 1880-11-15 Jules Verne J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)     399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Steam House 1881-00-00 Jules Verne Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington     vi+
262+
vi+
246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Steam House 1881-00-00 Jules Verne Charles Scribner's Sons     viii+
262+
viii+
246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Seaside Library, No. 818 1881-01-00 ed. Editors of The Seaside Library George Munro  
$0.10?$: US dollar
26
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag  
Works of Jules Verne 12 1911-00-00 Jules Verne Vincent Parke and Co. (Edition d'Amiens)     vii+
397
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
The Demon of Cawnpore 1959-00-00 Jules Verne Bernard Hanison (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).
170
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
The Demon of Cawnpore 1959-00-00 Jules Verne Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)  
$3.00?$: US dollar
170
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Tigers and Traitors 1959-00-00 Jules Verne Bernard Hanison (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).
170
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Tigers and Traitors 1959-00-00 Jules Verne Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)  
$3.00?$: US dollar
170
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Casa cu aburi: călătorie prin India Septentrională?Casa cu aburi: calatorie prin India Septentrionala
1979-00-00 Jules Verne
Ion Creangă?Ion Creanga
(Biblioteca Jules Verne #18)
    312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Léon Benett  
Das Dampfhaus: Band 1 1984-00-00 Jules Verne Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #36) 3-8224-1036-5 / 5-1036
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 Léon Benett Checkmark
Das Dampfhaus: Band 2 1984-00-00 Jules Verne Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #37) 3-8224-1037-3 / 5-1037
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 Léon Benett  
Tigers and Traitors 2001-07-01 Jules Verne Fredonia Books 1-58963-448-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
184
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  
The End of Nana Sahib: The Steam House 2003-07-19 Jules Verne Fredonia Books 1-4101-0327-7
$24.95?$: US dollar
276
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  
The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore 2008-02-01 Jules Verne Wildside Press 978-1-4344-9935-6
$13.99?$: US dollar
172
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  
The Steam House: The Demon of Cawnpore 2008-02-01 Jules Verne Wildside Press 978-1-4344-9936-3
$24.95?$: US dollar
172
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales 2018-12-21 uncredited Musaicum Books  
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection 2018-12-21 uncredited Musaicum Books / OK Publishing 978-80-272-4813-1
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
The Demon of Cawnpore date unknown Jules Verne Ace Books (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne (Ace)) 0-441-14253-2 / 14253
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
Tigers and Traitors date unknown Jules Verne Ace Books (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne (Ace)) 0-441-80900-6 / 80900
$0.60?$: US dollar
174
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 Jerome Podwil Checkmark
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