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In the Year 2889

Jules Verne

First published February 1889
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Notes

{{Tr|an unknown hand}}. This is the first publication of the story. Based on correspondence, Jules Verne said it was entirely the work of Michel Verne. Neither Jules nor Michel had English this good, according to scholarship, so likely a translation of an unpublished text. This translation begins: "Little though they seem to think of it, the people of this twenty-ninth century live continually in fairyland. Surfeited as they are with marvels, they are indifferent in presence of each new marvel. To them all seems natural."

Publications (11)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1889 The Forum, February 1889 Forum Publishing Co. MAGAZINE 662
1949 The Arkham Sampler, Summer 1949 Arkham House MAGAZINE 9
August 1950 Big Book of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 488
1978 The Classic Book of Science Fiction Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology
1982 The Classic Book of Science Fiction Bonanza Books Anthology 488
July 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor Anthology 689
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orbit Anthology 689
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor / SFBC Anthology 689
September 1997 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orb Anthology 689
September 2006 In the Year 2889 Project Gutenberg Chapbook
2010 The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition Arkham House Anthology 9|7009