Title: L'île à hélice

Title: L'île à hélice Title Record # 7424
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1895-05-16
Type: NOVEL
Series: Voyages extraordinaires
Series Number: 41
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-FR
Language: French

Note: Originally serialized in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation in two parts, each part titled "L'Ile a hélice" and restarting chapter numbers. Both parts illustrated by L. Benett. Part 1 appeared from 1 Jan, 1895 (issue #1, second series) to 15 May, 1895 (issue #10, second series). Part 2 appeared from 1 Jun, 1895 (issue #11, second series) to 15 Dec, 1895 (issue #24, second series) and included an illustration by Morieu (Carte du Pacifique occidental). Information based on semi-annual bound volumes of Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation (61-62), 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
1895	L'île à hélice: Première partie
1895	L'île à hélice: Seconde partie

Year	Language	Title
1896^ⓘTranslated by W. J. Gordon and significantly abridged to remove anti-US and anti-British passages. This translation begins: "When a journey begins badly it rarely ends well. At least that ought to have been the opinion of the four instrumentalists whose instruments lay on the ground, the carriage in which they were riding having suddenly upset against a mound by the side of the road."	English	The Floating Island
1903^ⓘTranslated by W. J. Gordon. This translation begins: "When a journey begins badly it rarely ends well. At least that ought to have been the opinion of the four instrumentalists whose instruments lay on the ground, the carriage in which they were riding having suddenly upset against a mound by the side of the road."	English	Floating Island: or The Pearl of the Pacific
1929^ⓘ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	Floating Island
1961^ⓘTranslated by W. J. Gordon and significantly abridged to remove anti-US and anti-British passages. This version has been further abridged by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: "When a journey begins badly it rarely ends well. At least that ought to have been the opinion of the four instrumentalists whose instruments lay on the ground, the carriage in which they were riding having suddenly upset against a mound by the side of the road."	English	Propeller Island
1962^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana. This translation begins: "O călătorie care începe rău se sfârșește rareori cu bine. Iată ce ar avea tot dreptul să susțină patru instrumentiști ale căror instrumente s-au împrăștiat care încotro. Trăsura în care fuseseră nevoiți să se urce la ultima stație de cale ferată s-a răsturnat deodată în șanț."	Romanian	Insula cu elice
1984	German	Die Propeller-Insel: Band 1
1984	German	Die Propeller-Insel: Band 2
1990^ⓘ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	The Floating Island
2002^ⓘ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	The Floating Island: The Pearl of the Pacific
2015^ⓘTranslated by Marie-Thérèse Noiset. New complete translation restoring the anti-US and anti-British passages that were omitted in Gordon's 1896 translation. This translation begins: "When a trip begins badly, it rarely ends well. At least this is an opinion that the four musicians, whose instruments were lying on the ground, would surely have a right to maintain. Indeed, the carriage they had taken at the final station of the railroad had just tipped over onto the shoulder of the road."	English	The Self-Propelled Island

Year	Language	Title
1959^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Insula cu elice (part 1 of 5)
1959^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Insula cu elice (part 2 of 5)
1959^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Insula cu elice (part 3 of 5)
1959^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Insula cu elice (part 4 of 5)
1959^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Insula cu elice (part 5 of 5)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	Pages	Format	Type
L'île à hélice: Première partie	1895-05-16	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)	346	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
L'île à hélice: Seconde partie	1895-11-14	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)	334	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
L'île à hélice	1895-11-21	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Voyages extraordinaires #41)	423+ [13]+ 8	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel

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Reviews

Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)
Review [English] by John J. Pierce (2015) in SFRA Review, #314 Fall 2015