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Title: Micromégas Title Record # 1441124
Author: Voltaire
Date: 1752-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-FR
Language: French
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1752 Micromégas: Histoire philosophique
1829 Micromégas, Histoire philosophique
Year Language Title
unknownTranslated by uncredited
English Micromégas [as by François Marie Arouet de Voltaire]
1753Translated by unknown hands This translation begins: In one of the planets that revolve round the star known by the name of Sirius, was a certain young gentleman of promising parts, whom I had the honour to be acquainted with, in his last voyage to this our little ant-hill.
English Micromegas [as by M. de Voltaire]
1885Translated by unknown hands Same as the 1753 translation with the author credit as M. de Voltaire.
English Micromegas
1910Translated by an unknown translator
Romanian Micromegas
1923Translated by H. I. Woolf
English Micromegas: Philosophic Story
1928Translated by R. Bruce Boswell
English Micromegas
1931Translated by unknown hands
English Micromegas
1948Translated by Ilse Lehmann
German Mikromegas: Eine naturphilosophische Erzählung
1959Translated by Sergiu Dan and Al. Philippide
Romanian Micromegas
1961Translated by Donald M. Frame
English Micromegas
1971 Portuguese Micromegas
1973Translated by Unknown
English Micromégas
1974Translated by an anonymous hand This is the 1753 anonymous translation.
English Micromegas: A Comic Romance Being a Severe Satire Upon the Philosophy, Ignorance, and Self-Conceit of Mankind
1989Translated by W. Fleming
English Micromégas
2002Translated by Theo Cuffe
English Micromégas
2009Translated by Al Haines. This translation was for Project Gutenberg.
English Micromegas, Philosophical History
2013Translated by Unknown
English Micromegas
2018 English Micromégas
2020 English Micromegas
2022Translated by unknown hands This translation begins: "On one of the planets that orbits the star named Sirius there lived a spirited young man, who I had the honour of meeting on the last voyage he made to our little anthill. He was called Micromégas, a fitting name for anyone so great. He was eight leagues tall - 24,000 yards."
English Micromégas

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Micromegas: A Comic Romance Being a Severe Satire Upon the Philosophy, Ignorance, and Self-Conceit of Mankind. Together with A Detail of the Crusades and a New Plan for the History of the Human Mind 1753-00-00 M. de Voltaire D. Wilson and T. Durham     252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Romances, Tales and Smaller Pieces 1794-00-00 M. de Voltaire P. Dodsley     340+
341
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Œuvres de Voltaire. Tome XXXIII 1829-00-00 Voltaire A. Firmin Didot      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
chap  
Voltaire's Romances 1885-00-00 Voltaire Peter Eckler     xv+
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Micromegas 1910-00-00 Voltaire Editura Minerva (Biblioteca Minervei #85)  
Lei 0.30?Lei: Romanian leu
94
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
coll  
Zadig and Other Romances 1923-00-00 Voltaire E. P. Dutton     xvi+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Romances of Voltaire 1928-00-00 Voltaire Lincoln MacVeagh / The Dial Press     350
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Best Known Works of Voltaire: The Complete Romances 1931-00-00 Voltaire Blue Ribbon Books     504
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Romans et contes de Voltaire I 1934-10-15 Voltaire Horizons de France     vi+
356
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.
coll Checkmark
Opere alese 2 1959-00-00 Voltaire ESPLA (Clasicii literaturii universale)     535
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Voltaire: A Laurel Reader 1959-06-00 Voltaire Dell LC134
$0.30?$: US dollar
383
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.
coll Saul Lambert  
Candide, Zadig, and Selected Stories 1961-00-00 Voltaire Indiana University Press     xvi+
351
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Magazine de Ficção Científica, March 1971 1971-03-00 ed. Flávio J. Cardozo Revista do Globo   Cr$3.00 128
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.
mag Emsh  
Past, Present, and Future Perfect 1973-08-00 ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald, Jack C. Wolf Fawcett Premier M606
$0.95?$: US dollar
544
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.
anth Checkmark
Gulliveriana: V 1974-00-00 ed. George E. Bush, Jr., Jeanne K. Welcher Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints 0-8201-1131-7   xlvi+
382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Die besten klassischen Science-Fiction-Geschichten 1983-00-00 ed. William Matheson Diogenes (detebe #21049) 3-257-21049-3
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
447
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.
anth Checkmark
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology 1983-05-00 ed. Eric S. Rabkin Oxford University Press 0-19-503271-3
$19.95?$: US dollar
x+
529
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Yves Tanguy Checkmark
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology 1983-05-00 ed. Eric S. Rabkin Oxford University Press 0-19-503272-1
$9.95?$: US dollar
x+
529
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.
anth Yves Tanguy Checkmark
Les trente meilleures nouvelles de la littérature française 1986-05-00 ed. Pierre Maury Marabout (
Bibliothèque Marabout?Bibliotheque Marabout
#19)
2-501-00809-X   348
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.
anth Nicole Philippi Checkmark
Micromegas (and Other Stories) 1989-11-00 Voltaire Dedalus (Dedalus European Classics) 0-946626-55-3
£4.95?£: UK pound
xv+
171
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.
coll Tim Gray  
Die besten klassischen Science-Fiction-Geschichten 1993-00-00 ed. William Matheson Diogenes (detebe #21049) 3-257-21049-3
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
447
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.
anth  
Micromégas and other Short Fictions 2002-05-30 Voltaire Penguin Books (Penguin Classics) 0-14-044686-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
xxxvi+
162
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.
coll Pietro Longhi Checkmark
Œuvres de Voltaire. Tome XXXIII 2003-11-00 Voltaire Project Gutenberg 4649
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 06 2008-07-25 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Jim Baen's Universe, February 2009 2009-02-00 ed. Eric Flint, Mike Resnick Baen Books 1932093035
$6.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
mag Checkmark
The Works of Voltaire, Volume XXXIII 2009-09-28 Voltaire Project Gutenberg 30123    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Micromégas 2010-02-00 Voltaire Nathan (Carrés classiques #17) 978-2-09-187235-3   95
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.
chap  
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2011-04-00 ed. Tig Thomas Miles Kelly Publishing 978-1-84810-477-8
£14.99?£: UK pound
511
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.
anth Philcold Checkmark
Early Science Fiction Tales 2: SF Before Verne and Wells: 1648 - 1844 2013-01-05 ed. David Lear Firestone Books 978-1-4776-3856-9
$12.99?$: US dollar
238
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.
anth Mark Pexton  
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and Other Fantastic Stories 2013-02-17 ed. David Lear Firestone Books 978-1-909608-00-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
200
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.
anth  
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall and Other Early Science Fiction Tales 2013-02-18 ed. David Lear Firestone Books 978-1-909608-08-5
$12.99?$: US dollar
238
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.
anth  
Micromegas 2013-04-19 Voltaire CreateSpace 978-1-4841-5810-4
$3.99?$: US dollar
26
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.
chap  
The Folio Science Fiction Anthology 2016-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss The Folio Society  
$53.95?$: US dollar
x+
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Florian Schommer Checkmark
Alien Invasion Short Stories 2018-03-00 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-78664-768-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
3 books to know Alien Invasion 2020-05-06 August Nemo Tacet Books  
$3.55?$: US dollar
610
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni
Henrique Alvim Corrêa?Henrique Alvim Correa
 
Classic Science Fiction Anthology, #1 2020-10-00 ed. Peter Ross Coda Publishing 978-1-913574-00-0
£5.99?£: UK pound
64
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
mag Tithi Luadthong Checkmark
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2022-05-12 ed. Adam Roberts Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library #323) 978-1-5290-6907-5
£10.99?£: UK pound
xviii+
392
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2022-05-12 ed. Adam Roberts Macmillan UK (Macmillan Collector's Library #323) 978-1-5290-6908-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Ed Emshwiller  
Zadig / Candide / Micromégas date unknown Voltaire C. Marpon et E. Flammarion (Auteurs célèbres #100)  
F0.60?F: French frank
243
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.
coll Checkmark
Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology date unknown ed. Eric S. Rabkin Oxford University Press 978-0-19-503272-7   x+
529
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.
anth Yves Tanguy  
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