Off on a Comet!

{{tr|Ellen E. Frewer}} in 1877, "corrected and expanded" by Ron Miller – evidently from the 1911 version (below).

This is an edition of the entire novel Hector Servadac – not Part I only, as the exclamation mark suggests. From the 2013 ebook (title screen viewed as Amazon "Look inside"): • "Off on a Comet!" • "Edited, Annotated and Illustrated by Ron Miller" • "... The original 19th century translation has been corrected and expanded. Includes more than 100 illustrations from the original edition along with an appendix with diagram and map."

Comparison of the entire opening scene and the opening paragraphs of Chapters I-VI (viewed as Amazon "Look inside" 2020-02-25) shows no difference between Miller's text and that of 1911 Off on a Comet or Hector Servadac, hence that of Project Gutenberg Ebook #1353. That 1911 version appears to be very lightly revised from the original, except that Part II Chapter III is entirely omitted.

The 2013 ebook contains no Contents list and begins without any half-title or heading as "Part I" or "Book I". 44 chapters must be expected, if this text is that of Gutenberg "expanded" by providing a version of the chapter removed in 1911.

Sections "Publication history" and "Antisemitism controversy", in English Wikipedia's article on the novel (above), identify some points where the text may be "corrected".

Data from Amazon.com as of 2014-07-04.

As of 2020-02-24, Amazon.com provides "Look inside" that includes the opening screens. From the title screen: "Edited, Annotated and Illustrated by Ron Miller" "... The original 19th century translation has been corrected and expanded. Includes more than 100 illustrations from the original edition along with an appendix with diagram and map."

Today's "Look" includes Chapters I-VI, which contain 5 b/w illustrations. Presumably the selection is adequate to assess the contribution of editor Ron Miller (except back sections), but that has not been done.

The cover title omits the exclamation point. The exclamation point displayed on the title page suggests Part II only, but this is an edition of the complete story.