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Title: Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox Title Record # 966840
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1872-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: French
Note: For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.
Synopsis: Dr. Ox claims to be installing a gas light system in the town of Quiquendone. However, he is actually conducting an experiment on the populace by releasing oxygen into the air in an attempt to cure the town's lethargy. Available on page 442, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Other Titles

Translations Serializations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
unknownTranslated by Zaharia B. Cosmin
Romanian Doctorul Ox
1874Translated by Stephen W. White. This translation begins: "If you look on a map of Flanders, ancient or modern, for the little town of Quiquendone, it is probable that you will not find it there. Is Quiquendone, then, a city that has disappeared? No." This translation first appeared in the Philadelphia The Evening Telegraph.
English A Fancy of Doctor Ox
1874From Doctor Ox, and Other Stories (1874- James R. Osgood and Company).Translated by George M. Towle.
English Doctor Ox's Experiment
1874Translated by George M. Towle. This translation begins: "If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed. Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared? No."
English Doctor Ox's Experiment
1874Translated by George M. Towle. This translation begins: "If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, probably you will not succeed. Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared? No."
English Dr. Ox's Experiment
1874Translated by A. L. Alger. This translation begins: "If you look for the little town of Quiquendone, on a map of Flanders, ancient or modern, you will probably be unable to find it. Is Quiquendone a buried city? No."
English Dr. Ox's Hobby
1877Translated 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 Dr. Ox's Experiment
1964Translated by an anonymous hand and edited by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: "If you try to find, on any map of Flanders, ancient or modern, the small town of Quiquendone, you are unlikely to succeed. Is Quiquendone, then, one of those towns which have disappeared? No."
English Dr. Ox
1972Translated by Edwin Orthmann, revised from an old translation. This translation begins: "Wenn du auf einer flandrischen Karte, gleichviel ob auf einer alten oder neuen, die Kleinstadt Quiquendone suchst, so wirst du sie nicht finden. Quiquendone ist doch nicht etwa eine verschwundene Stadt? Nein! Eine erst entstehende Stadt? Auch nicht! Aller Geographie zum Trotz besteht sie, und zwar seit acht- bis neunhundert Jahren."
German Eine Phantasie des Doktor Ox
1975Translated by Sanda Radian. This translation begins: "De cauți pe o hartă a Flandrei, veche sau modernă, orășelul Quiquendone, e probabil că nu-l vei găsi. Să fie, așadar, un orășel dispărut? Nu."
Romanian O fantezie a doctorului Ox
1984 German Eine Idee des Doktor Ox
2003Translated by Andrew Brown in 2003. This translation begins: "If you take a map of Flanders, old or new, and start looking for the small town of Quiquendone, it is quite probable you won't find it. So is Quiquendone a vanished town? No. A town of the future? Again, no."
English A Fantasy of Doctor Ox
2005Translated by Ion Hobana
Romanian O fantezie a doctorului Ox
2019Translated by Andrew Brown in 2003.
English A Fantasy of Dr Ox
2023From French Tales of Mad Scientists 1 (2023- Black Coat Press), edited & translated by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier.
English Dr. Ox's Experiment
Year Title
1872 Une fantaisie du docteur Ox (part 1 of 3)
1872 Une fantaisie du docteur Ox (part 2 of 3)
1872 Une fantaisie du docteur Ox (part 3 of 3)
Year Language Title
1967Translated by Valentino De Carlo
Italian L'esperimento del dr. Ox (Part 1 of 2)
1967Translated by Valentino De Carlo
Italian L'esperimento del dr. Ox (Part 2 of 2)
1968Translated 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.
Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 1 of 6)
1969 Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 2 of 6)
1969 Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 3 of 6)
1969 Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 4 of 6)
1969 Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 5 of 6)
1969 Italian Il dottor Oss (Part 6 of 6)
1973Translated by Sanda Radian
Romanian O fantezie a doctorului Ox (part 1 of 3)
1973Translated by Sanda Radian
Romanian O fantezie a doctorului Ox (part 2 of 3)
1973Translated by Sanda Radian
Romanian O fantezie a doctorului Ox (part 3 of 3)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Musée des Familles, Mars 1872 1872-03-00 ed. Editors of Musée des Familles        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Musée des Familles, Avril 1872 1872-04-00 ed. Editors of Musée des Familles        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
Musée des Familles, Mai 1872 1872-05-00 ed. Editors of Musée des Familles        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
A Fancy of Doctor Ox and The Tour of the World in Eighty Days 1874-00-00 Jules Verne Office of The Evening Telegraph  
$0.25?$: US dollar
124
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Doctor Ox and Other Stories 1874-00-00 Jules Verne James R. Osgood and Co.     vi+
292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dr. Ox's Experiment, and Other Stories 1874-00-00 Jules Verne Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle     xi+
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
From the Clouds to the Mountains: Comprising Narratives of Strange Adventures by Air, Land, and Water 1874-00-00 Jules Verne William F. Gill and Company     285
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Le Docteur Ox 1874-00-00 Jules Verne J. Hetzel     viii+
211
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dr. Ox's Experiment and Other Stories 1875-00-00 Jules Verne James R. Osgood and Co.     xi+
332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dr. Ox's Experiment, and Master Zacharius 1876-05-00 Jules Verne Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington  
2/-?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).
vii+
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories 1877-00-00 Jules Verne The World Publishing House     332
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Lakeside Library, June 9, 1877 1877-06-09 ed. Editors of The Lakeside Library Donnelley, Lloyd & Co.      
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
The Seaside Library, No. 673 1879-12-24 ed. Editors of The Seaside Library George Munro     30
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
Dr. Ox's Experiment, and Master Zacharius 1884-00-00 Jules Verne Sampson Low, Marston & Company     vii+
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Dr. Ox's Experiment, and Master Zacharius 1892-00-00 Jules Verne Sampson Low, Marston & Company     vii+
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Works of Jules Verne 7 1911-00-00 Jules Verne Vincent Parke and Co. (Edition d'Amiens)     vii+
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Works of Jules Verne 7 1911-00-00 Jules Verne National Alumni (Members Edition)     vii+
400
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Amazing Stories, August 1926 1926-08-00 ed. Hugo Gernsback Experimenter Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
96
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Frank R. Paul Checkmark
Le Docteur Ox 1939-00-00 Jules Verne Librairie Hachette (Nouvelle collection des œuvres de Jules Verne)     253
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.
coll A. Galland Checkmark
Strange to Tell: Stories of the Marvelous and Mysterious 1946-00-00 ed. Marjorie Fischer, Rolfe Humphries Julian Messner  
$3.75?$: US dollar
xxi+
532
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Beyond Time and Space 1950-05-00 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$4.50?$: US dollar
xiv+
643
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Doctor Ox's Experiment 1963-00-00 Jules Verne Macmillan 62181   100
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap
William Pène du Bois?William Pene du Bois
Checkmark
Dr Ox and Other Stories 1964-00-00 Jules Verne Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)  
$2.75?$: US dollar
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Dr Ox and Other Stories 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).
191
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Le tour du monde en 80 jours / Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox et autres nouvelles 1964-09-25 Jules Verne Lidis (Le grand Jules Verne illustré #12)     476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jacques Poirier Checkmark
Gamma #16 1967-03-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo Edizioni dello Scorpione 16
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
160
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.
mag Ferruccio Alessandri Checkmark
Gamma #17 1967-04-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo Edizioni dello Scorpione 17
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira
160
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.
mag Ferruccio Alessandri Checkmark
Urania #504 1968-12-29 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 504
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
168
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
Urania #505 1969-01-12 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 505
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
168
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
Urania #506 1969-01-26 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 506
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole  
Urania #507 1969-02-09 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 507
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
161
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
Urania #508 1969-02-23 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 508
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
144
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole  
Urania #509 1969-03-09 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 509
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira
144
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole  
Der Diamantenmacher 1972-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Neues Leben (Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt)  
M 8.60?M: East German mark
482
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner Checkmark
Colecția "Povestiri științifico-fantastice", #436?Colectia "Povestiri stiintifico-fantastice", #436
1973-01-15 ed. Adrian Rogoz
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 1?Lei: Romanian leu
32
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Aurel Buiculescu  
Colecția "Povestiri științifico-fantastice", #437?Colectia "Povestiri stiintifico-fantastice", #437
1973-02-01 ed. Adrian Rogoz
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 1?Lei: Romanian leu
32
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Nicu Russu  
Colecția "Povestiri științifico-fantastice", #438?Colectia "Povestiri stiintifico-fantastice", #438
1973-02-15 ed. Adrian Rogoz
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 
Lei 1?Lei: Romanian leu
32
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Nicu Russu  
O fantezie a doctorului Ox 1975-00-00 Jules Verne
Ion Creangă?Ion Creanga
(Biblioteca Jules Verne #7)
    222
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Das Raumschiff 1977-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Neues Leben (Wissenschaftlich-phantastische Erzählungen aus aller Welt)  
M 13.50?M: East German mark
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner Checkmark
Das Raumschiff 1977-00-00 ed. Edwin Orthmann Herder 3-451-17755-2
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
478
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Werner Ruhner  
Works of Jules Verne 1983-00-00 Jules Verne Avenel Books 0-517-41372-8   ix+
820
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni N. C. Wyeth  
Eine Idee des Doktor Ox 1984-00-00 Jules Verne Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #20) 3-8224-1020-9 / 5-1020
DM 2.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
221
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.
coll Adrien Emmanuel Marie Checkmark
Dr. Ox's Experiment 1984-06-00 Jules Verne Amereon House 0-88411-915-7
$22.95?$: US dollar
100
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap  
Dr. Ox's Experiment 1986-08-00 Jules Verne Dercum Audio 1-55656-031-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
The Eternal Adam and Other Stories 1999-11-00 Jules Verne Phoenix (Phoenix Short Stories) 0-7538-0870-6
£4.99?£: UK pound
viii+
247
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.
coll Jim Burns Checkmark
Dr. Ox's Experiment 2000-11-00 Jules Verne Dercum Audio 1-55656-223-3
$16.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
chap  
A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories 2001-06-01 Jules Verne Fredonia Books 1-58963-152-8
$15.99?$: US dollar
436
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.
coll  
Doctor Ox, and Other Stories 2002-04-01 Jules Verne Fredonia Books 1-58963-746-1
$13.99?$: US dollar
300
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.
coll  
A Fantasy of Doctor Ox 2003-00-00 Jules Verne Hesperus Press (100 Pages) 1-84391-067-5   xvi+
88
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.
chap  
Dr. Ox's Experiment 2004-03-00 Jules Verne Dercum Audio 1-55656-090-7
$21.95?$: US dollar
 
audio cassette?Cassette tape
chap  
O dramă în văzduh?O drama în vazduh
2005-00-00 Jules Verne Editura Minerva (
Ion Hobana Prezintă Maeștrii Anticipației Clasice?Ion Hobana Prezinta Maestrii Anticipatiei Clasice
#4)
973-21-0729-4   232
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.
coll  
A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories 2009-05-01 Jules Verne Project Gutenberg 28657
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories 2009-08-07 Jules Verne Dodo Press 978-1-4099-8024-7
$22.99?$: US dollar
280
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.
coll  
Doctor Ox's Experiment 2010-01-24 Jules Verne LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
chap  
The Monster-Maker and Other Science Fiction Classics 2012-00-00 ed. Michael Kelahan Fall River Press 978-1-4351-2507-0   xi+
417
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Jason Chow Checkmark
The Steampunk Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories 2013-01-16 ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Evelyn Kriete Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4743-2
$0.99?$: US dollar
2284
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Checkmark
A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories 2014-01-01 Jules Verne Bottom of the Hill Publishing 978-1-4837-0386-2
$11.99?$: US dollar
162
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.
coll  
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  
A Fantasy of Dr Ox 2019-04-25 Jules Verne Alma Classics (Alma Classics 101 Pages) 978-0-7145-4956-9    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
A Fantasy of Dr Ox 2019-07-23 Jules Verne Alma Classics (Alma Classics 101 Pages) 978-1-84749-797-0
$9.00?$: US dollar
101
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.
chap  
French Tales of Mad Scientists 1 2023-10-01 ed. Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier Black Coat Press 978-1-64932-257-9
$29.95?$: US dollar
416
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.
anth Stephan Martiniere  
Doctorul Ox date unknown Jules Verne Alcalay (
Biblioteca pentru toți (Alcalay)?Biblioteca pentru toti (Alcalay)
Biblioteca pentru totsi (Alcalay)
#987)
 
Lei 0.30?Lei: Romanian leu
100
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
chap  
Dr. Ox's Experiment date unknown Jules Verne H. M. Caldwell     292
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
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