Hector Servadac, voyages et aventures à travers le monde solaire
| First published | July 1877 |
|---|---|
| Type | Novel |
| Series | Voyages extraordinaires #15 |
The comet Gallia, approaching very closely to the Earth, pulls off a chunk of North Africa. Captain Hector Servadac and an assortment of others survive in the comet for a period of time, and are later dropped, intact, back onto North Africa.
Originally serialized in Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation in two parts, each part titled "Hector Servadac" and sub-titled "Voyages et aventures a travers le monde solaire" and restarting chapter numbers. Both parts are illustrated by P. Philippoteaux. Part 1 appeared from 1 Jan, 1877 (issue #289) to 15 Jul, 1877 (issue #302). Part 2 appeared from 1 Aug, 1877 (issue #303) to 15 Dec, 1877 (issue #312). Information based on semi-annual bound volumes of Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation (25-26), dates sourced from http://www.j-verne.de/verne_hetzel_2.html.
A 1926 serial began with issue #1 of Amazing Stories.
For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| July 1877 | Hector Servadac: Voyages et aventures à travers le monde solaire: Première partie | J. Hetzel | Novel | ||
| September 1877 |
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The Seaside Library, No. 43 | George Munro | MAGAZINE | 1 |
| November 1877 | Hector Servadac: Voyages et aventures à travers le monde solaire: Deuxième partie | J. Hetzel | Novel | ||
| November 1877 | Hector Servadac, voyages et aventures à travers le monde solaire | J. Hetzel | Novel | ||
| 1878 |
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Hector Servadac; or, The Career of a Comet | Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington | Novel | |
| 1878 |
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Hector Servadac | Scribner, Armstrong | Novel | |
| 1878 |
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To the Sun? | Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger | Novel | |
| 1878 |
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Off on a Comet! | Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger | Novel | |
| 1878 |
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Reise durch die Sonnenwelt | A. Hartleben | Novel | |
| 1879 |
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To the Sun? | Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger | Novel | |
| 1911 | Works of Jules Verne 9 | F. Tyler Daniels Company | Omnibus | 3 | |
| 1911 | Works of Jules Verne 9 | Vincent Parke and Co. | Omnibus | 3 | |
| 1911 | Works of Jules Verne 9 | National Alumni | Omnibus | 3 | |
| 1922 |
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געוועהלטע ווערק | היבּרו פּאָבּלישינג קאָמפּאני | Collection | |5 |
| 1922 |
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געוועהלטע ווערק | היבּרו פּאָבּלישינג קאָמפּאני | Collection | |4 |
| April 1926 |
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Amazing Stories, April 1926 | Experimenter Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 4 |
| May 1926 |
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Amazing Stories, May 1926 | Experimenter Publishing Company | MAGAZINE | 148 |
| 1929 |
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Novels | Gollancz | Omnibus | |5 |
| 1957 |
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Off on a Comet | Ace Books | Novel | |
| 1960 |
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To the Sun? / Off on a Comet! | Dover Publications | Novel | |
| 1964 |
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Hektor Servadac: De vulkaanbewoners | Elsevier | Novel | |
| 1964 |
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Hektor Servadac: De terugtocht naar de aarde | Elsevier | Novel | |
| 1965 | Anomalous Phenomena | Arco Publishing | Novel | ||
| 1965 | Homeward Bound | Arco Publishing | Novel | ||
| 1965 | Anomalous Phenomena | Associated Booksellers | Novel | ||
| 1965 | Homeward Bound | Associated Booksellers | Novel | ||
| 1966 |
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Hector Servadac: călătorii și aventuri în lumea solară | Editura Tineretului | Novel | |
| 1976 | Off on a Comet! | Aeonian Press | Novel | ||
| 1984 |
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Hector Servadac: călătorii și aventuri în lumea solară | Ion Creangă | Novel | |
| 1984 |
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Reise durch die Sonnenwelt: Band 1 | Pawlak | Novel | 7 |
| 1984 |
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Reise durch die Sonnenwelt: Band 2 | Pawlak | Novel | 7 |
| January 1998 | Off on a Comet or Hector Servadac | Project Gutenberg | Novel | |1 | |
| January 2009 |
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Hector Servadac | Dodo Press | Novel | |
| September 2010 |
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Off on a Comet | LibriVox | Novel | |
| December 2010 |
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Hector Servadac | Wildside Press | Novel | |
| September 2011 |
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Off on a Comet | Digireads.com | Novel | |
| July 2013 |
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Off on a Comet! | Baen Books | Novel | |
| October 2013 |
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Amazing Stories, April 1926 | New Tales Pulp | Anthology | 5 |
| September 2014 |
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Science Fiction Classics #1 | Pulp Tales Press | Anthology | 4 |
| February 2015 |
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Science Fiction Classics #2 | Pulp Tales Press | Anthology | 148 |
| April 2016 |
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Off on a Comet | Fantastic Books | Novel | |
| August 2018 |
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Off on a Comet | Fantastic Books | Novel | |
| December 2018 |
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Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection | Musaicum Books / OK Publishing | Omnibus | |6 |
| December 2018 |
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Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales | Musaicum Books | Omnibus | |6 |
| April 2020 |
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Off on a Comet! | Dover Publications | Novel | |
| October 2021 |
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Off on a Comet | SAGA Egmont | Novel | |
| April 2024 |
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Off on a Comet | Aladdin | Novel | |
| April 2024 |
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Off on a Comet | Aladdin | Novel | |
| June 2024 |
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The Jules Verne Collection | Aladdin | Omnibus | |8 |
| June 2024 |
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The Jules Verne Collection | Aladdin | Omnibus | |8 |
| October 2025 |
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The Classic Science Fiction Collection | Arcturus Publishing | Anthology | 77 |
| November 2025 |
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The Classic Science Fiction Collection | Sirius | Anthology | 77 |