Title: Robur le Conquérant

Title: Robur le Conquérant Title Record # 7412
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1886-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Robur (Jules Verne)
Series Number: 1
Webpages: archive.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: French

Note: Originally serialized in Journal des Débats politiques et littéraires, in 36 installments between June 29, 1886 and August 18, 1886. Images available at Gallica. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

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Year	Title
1886	Robur-le-Conquérant

Year	Language	Title
unknown^ⓘTranslated by unknown hands This is a retitling of the 1887 translation first published by George Munro This translation begins: "Bang! Bang!" The sound of two pistol shots was heard. A cow crossing a field fifty paces distant received a bullet in the spine. The cow was an innocent victim. Like spectators at a riot she had fared worse than the combatants. The contending adversaries were untouched.	English	A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine
1887^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand. This translation begins: "Bang! Bang!" The sound of two pistol shots was heard. A cow crossing a field fifty paces distant received a bullet in the spine. The cow was an innocent victim. Like spectators at a riot she had fared worse than the combatants. The contending adversaries were untouched.	English	Robur the Conqueror; or, A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine
1887^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand. This translation begins: "Bang! Bang!" The pistol-shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same. Neither of the adversaries was hit.	English	The Clipper of the Clouds
1890^ⓘTranslated by Christovam Ayres	Portuguese	Robur, o Conquistador [as by Julio Verne]
1911^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This is the same translation as the 1887 anonymous translation first published by Sampson Low as The Clipper of the Clouds. This translation begins: BANG! Bang! The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same. Neither of the adversaries was hit.	English	Robur the Conqueror or The Clipper of the Clouds
1918^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand. This translation begins: ""Pang!...." "Pang!...." De twee pistoolschoten gingen als het ware tegelijkertijd af. Eene koe, die op een afstand van vijftig passen ongeveer rustig graasde, kreeg een der kogels in de bovenrugwervels. Toch, dat moet erkend worden, had zij aan het geheele geval hoegenaamd geen schuld. De onschuldigen boeten in den regel voor de schuldigen."	Dutch	Robur de veroveraar
1951^ⓘMagazine title for Robur-le-Conqurérant 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	Robur the Conqueror
1956^ⓘ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	Clipper of the Clouds
1958^ⓘTranslated by Ovid Constantinescu	Romanian	Robur Cuceritorul
1962^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand first published by Sampson Low in 1889, abridged and edited by I. O. Evans. The abridged text unknown.	English	Clipper of the Clouds
1964^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand. This translation begins: " 'Pang!... Pang!...' De twee pistoolschoten gingen als het ware tegelijkertijd af. Een vreedzame koe, die op ongeveer vijftig pas afstand rustig graasde, kreeg één der kogels in een rugwervel. En toch moet gezegd worden, dat zij aan het gehele geval hoegenaamd geen schuld had. In de regel zijn het de onschuldigen die voor de schuldigen moeten boeten: geen der beide vechtenden was geraakt."	Dutch	Robur de veroveraar
1970^ⓘTranslated by Peter Laneus. This translation begins: "Piff! - Paff! Die beiden Pistolenschüsse gingen beinahe gleichzeitig los. Eine der Kugeln saß im Rückgrat der Kuh, die fünfzig Schritt entfernt vorbeitrottete. Nichtsdestoweniger hatte sie mit der Geschichte nichts zu tun. Die Gegner blieben aber beide unversehrt. Wer waren die zwei Herren? Das weiß man nicht, obwohl hier fraglos die Gelegenheit gewesen wäre, ihre Namen der Nachwelt zu hinterlassen."	German	Robur der Eroberer
1971^ⓘTranslated by Giansiro Ferrata and Mario Spagnol	Italian	Robur il conquistatore
1978^ⓘ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 Clipper of the Clouds
1984	German	Robur der Sieger
1985^ⓘTranslated by Pieter Verhulst. This translation begins: ""Pang!...." "Pang!"De twee pistoolschoten gingen bijna tegelijk af. Een grazende koe, vijftig passen verderop werd geraakt door een van der kogels. Maar toch had het dier er niets mee te maken. Geen van de twee tegenstanders werd geraakt."	Dutch	Robur de veroveraar
1985^ⓘTranslated by Barbara Mirò	Italian	Robur il conquistatore
2002^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This is the same translation as the 1887 anonymous translation first published by George Munro as Robur the Conqueror; or, A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine. This translation begins: "Bang! Bang!" The sound of two pistol shots was heard. A cow crossing a field fifty paces distant received a bullet in the spine. The cow was an innocent victim. Like spectators at a riot she had fared worse than the combatants.	English	Robur the Conqueror: Master of the World
2003^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This appears to be the same translation as the 1887 anonymous translation first published by Sampson Low as The Clipper of the Clouds. This translation begins: BANG! Bang! The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same. Neither of the adversaries was hit.	English	Robur the Conqueror

Year	Language	Title
1927^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This is the same translation as the 1887 anonymous translation first published by Sampson Low as The Clipper of the Clouds. This translation begins: BANG! Bang! The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.	English	Robur the Conqueror; or, The Clipper of the Clouds (Part 1 of 2)
1928^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand This is the second part the same translation as the 1887 anonymous translation first published by Sampson Low as The Clipper of the Clouds. This translation (of part 1) begins: BANG! Bang! The pistol shots were almost simultaneous. A cow peacefully grazing fifty yards away received one of the bullets in her back. She had nothing to do with the quarrel all the same.	English	Robur the Conqueror; or, The Clipper of the Clouds (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
Robur-le-Conquérant	1886-08-23	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)			318	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Robur-le-Conquérant	1886-10-14	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)			220	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Robur-le-Conquérant / Un billet de loterie / Frritt-Flacc	1886-11-11	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)			220+ 198	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Robur the Conqueror; or, A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine	1887-00-00	Jules Verne	George Munro (Seaside Library Pocket Edition #976)		$0.20^?$: US dollar	181	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 Clipper of the Clouds	1887-00-00	Jules Verne	Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington			viii+ 234	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Robur, o Conquistador	1890-00-00	Julio Verne	Typographia Da Companhia Nacional Editora			203	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Works of Jules Verne 14	1911-00-00	Jules Verne	Vincent Parke and Co. (Edition d'Amiens)			vii+ 391	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Robur de veroveraar	1918-00-00	Jules Verne	Elsevier (Jules Verne - Wonderreizen #41)	41		126	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Amazing Stories, December 1927	1927-12-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	104	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Paul
Amazing Stories, January 1928	1928-01-00	ed. Hugo Gernsback	Experimenter Publishing Co.		$0.25^?$: US dollar	104	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Frank R. Paul
Robur the Conqueror; and, Master of the World	1951-00-00	Jules Verne	Didier		$2.95^?$: US dollar	vi+ 261	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Clipper of the Clouds	1956-00-00	Jules Verne	Scottie Books	J48	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).	222	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	Roger Hall
Robur Cuceritorul	1958-00-00	Jules Verne	Editura Tineretului ( Cutezătorii^?Cutezatorii )			216	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	P. Nazarie
Master of the World	1961-00-00	Jules Verne	Ace Books	D-504	$0.35^?$: US dollar	254	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.	omni
Clipper of the Clouds	1962-00-00	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.	novel
Clipper of the Clouds	1962-00-00	Jules Verne	Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		$2.75^?$: US dollar	191	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Robur Cuceritorul / Stăpînul lumii^?Robur Cuceritorul / Stapinul lumii	1964-00-00	Jules Verne	Editura Tineretului			380	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	N. Claudiu
Robur de veroveraar	1964-00-00	Jules Verne	Elsevier (Jules Verne - Wonderreizen #9)	9	ƒ2.90^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	227	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
Robur Cuceritorul	1970-00-00	Jules Verne	Editura Albatros ( Colecția SF (2nd series)^?Colectsia SF (2nd series) Colectia SF (2nd series) )			432	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	omni	Adrian Ionescu
Robur il conquistatore	1971-08-10	Jules Verne	Mondadori (Oscar #347)	9754	Lit 600^?Lit: Italian lira	xxxii+ 246	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	Karel Thole
The Best of Jules Verne	1978-00-00	Jules Verne	Castle Books	0-89009-270-2		viii+ 470	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Robur Cuceritorul / Stăpînul lumii^?Robur Cuceritorul / Stapinul lumii	1982-00-00	Jules Verne	Ion Creangă^?Ion Creanga (Biblioteca Jules Verne #31)			304	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Léon Benett
Jules Verne Collected Novels	1984-00-00	Jules Verne	Castle Books	0-89009-799-2		837	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Victoria
Robur der Sieger	1984-00-00	Jules Verne	Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #51)	3-8224-1051-9 / 5-1051	DM 2.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	222	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
Robur de veroveraar	1985-00-00	Jules Verne	Loeb	90-6213-104-2	ƒ25.00^?ƒ: Dutch guilder	204	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Léon Benett
Il padrone del mondo	1985-04-00	Jules Verne	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #70)		Lit 12,000^?Lit: Italian lira	xiv+ 310	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.	omni	Paul Lehr
Robur der Eroberer	1991-00-00	Jules Verne	Diogenes (detebe-Klassiker #20412)	3-257-20412-4	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	336	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	L. Benett
Robur the Conqueror: Master of the World	2002-12-12	Jules Verne	Fredonia Books	1-4101-0072-3	$19.95^?$: 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
Robur the Conqueror	2003-03-01	Jules Verne	Project Gutenberg	3808			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Robur the Conqueror	2005-11-00	Jules Verne	Dodo Press	1-4065-0181-6	$15.99^?$: US dollar	164	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
Robur the Conqueror	2006-09-20	Jules Verne	Wildside Press	1-55742-966-9	$13.95^?$: US dollar	132	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
Robur the Conqueror	2007-02-08	Jules Verne	Wildside Press (Wildside Classics)	978-1-55742-967-4	$29.95^?$: US dollar	132	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Clipper of the Clouds	2010-06-09	Jules Verne	Forgotten Books (Forgotten Books Classic Reprints)	978-1-4400-5624-6	$10.31^?$: US dollar	360	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
Jules Verne Collected Novels	2012-03-05	Jules Verne	Castle Books	978-0-89009-799-1	$12.99^?$: US dollar	837	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Robur the Conqueror	2012-06-14	Jules Verne	ReadHowYouWant	978-1-4270-2716-0	$19.99^?$: US dollar	288	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
Robur the Conqueror	2012-06-26	Jules Verne	IndoEuropeanPublishing	978-1-60444-342-4	$9.95^?$: US dollar	138	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
Robur the Conqueror	2013-01-01	Jules Verne	CreateSpace	978-1-4818-8800-4	$6.99^?$: US dollar	112	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
Robur the Conqueror	2014-01-01	Jules Verne	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-4837-0371-8	$11.99^?$: US dollar	144	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
Master of the World	2015-04-17	Jules Verne	A Word To The Wise	978-1-78543-253-8	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Félix Nadar
Robur the Conqueror	2015-04-17	Jules Verne	A Word To The Wise	978-1-78543-252-1	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Félix Nadar
Robur-le-Conquérant	2016-09-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche	978-2-253-01273-3	€4.60^?€: Euro	282	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Benett
Robur the Conqueror	2017-07-11	Jules Verne	Wesleyan University Press (Early Classics of Science Fiction)	978-0-8195-7726-9	$29.95^?$: US dollar	xviii+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Léon Benett
Robur the Conqueror	2017-07-11	Jules Verne	Wesleyan University Press	978-0-8195-7728-3	$23.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	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
Robur, o Conquistador	2020-05-11	Julio Verne	Project Gutenberg	62101	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
A Trip Round the World in a Flying Machine	date unknown	Jules Verne	M. A. Donohue & Company			181	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Clipper of the Clouds	date unknown	Jules Verne	Forgotten Books (Forgotten Books Classic Reprints)	978-1-4400-5624-6		360	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

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Reviews

Review [English] by Groff Conklin (1952) in Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1952
Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1963
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)
Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)
Review [German] by Harun Raffael (2012) in Perry Rhodan, #2660: Die springenden Sterne