{{Tr|William Butcher}}. This translation is based on the original manuscript, prior to changes by Michel Verne. It begins:
"The sun was about to sink below the line where sea and sky met, four or five leagues to the west. The weather was fine. To the east, a scattering of small clouds absorbed the last rays, that would soon fade in the long high-latitude twilight, fifty-five degrees south of the equator."
- Translated and edited by William Butcher from the original manuscript by Jules Verne.
- There is a bookstore sticker on the back cover of the copy uploaded to Archive.org in September of 2021 with a $15.95 price on it; the price is also mentioned in reviews of the book online.
