Title: La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890

Title: La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890 Title Record # 2722043
Authors: Jules Verne and Michel Verne
Date: 1890-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: French

Note: A publication history: The story was first published as "In the Year 2889" in an English magazine in 1889, under Jules Verne. Based on correspondence, Jules Verne (JV) says it was entirely the work of Michel Verne (MV). Neither JV nor MV had English that good according to scholarship, so likely a translation of an unpublished text. The story was next published as "La Journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890" in two French journals in 1890/91, under Jules Verne. The story is the same, but there are dozen or so variations not due to translation, such as dates, number, names and additional sentences. These are publications on which JV had membership and there is scholarship suggesting these were his edits. The next publication of the story was as "AU XXIXme SIÈCLE: LA JOURNÉE D'UN JOURNALISTE AMÉRICAIN EN 2889" in a posthumously published publication titled "Hier et Demain" in 1910, under Jules Verne. MV's authorship and editorial changes are well documented for the publication in general. This specific story is much the same as that under the two French journals. It does contain numerous edits involving tense, punctuation and paragraph breaks. Textually, it reverts some modifications to the original English (e.g. 2889 vs. 2890), retains some changes (e.g. naming planet Gandini vs. Olympus) and changes text from both versions (e.g. life expectancy changed from 52 to 58 to 68). The story was translated and published as "In the Twentyninth Century: The Day of an American Journalist in 2889" in the Fitzroy edition of Yesterday and Tomorrow, under Jules Verne. This is a (re-)translation of the 1910 version. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

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Year	Title
1890^ⓘThe story was first published as "In the Year 2889" in an English magazine in 1889, under the name Jules Verne, although written by Michel Verne. The story was next published as "La Journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890" in two French journals in 1890/91, under Jules Verne. The story is the same, but there are dozen or so variations not due to translation, such as dates, number, names and additional sentences. These are publications on which JV had membership and there is scholarship suggesting these were his edits.	La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890 [as by Jules Verne]
1910^ⓘMichel Verne's authorship and editorial changes are well documented for Hier et demain. This specific story is much the same as that published earlier in two French journals. It does contain numerous edits involving tense, punctuation and paragraph breaks. Textually, it reverts some modifications to the original English (e.g. 2889 vs. 2890), retains some changes (e.g. naming planet Gandini vs. Olympus) and changes text from both versions (e.g. life expectancy changed from 52 to 58 to 68).	Au XXIXme siècle: La journeé d'un journaliste Américain en 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1986^ⓘFor information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.	Au XXIXième siècle : La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1991	Au XXIXe siècle : la journée d'un journaliste américain en 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
2016^ⓘThis is the same text as the 1910 edition published in Hier et Demain, only the title text differs. Length is about 5,000 words.	Au XXIXe siècle—La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2889^?Au XXIXe siecle—La journee d'un journaliste americain en 2889 Au XXIXe siecle-La journee d'un journaliste americain en 2889 [as by Jules Verne]

Year	Language	Title
1889^ⓘTranslated by 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."	English	In the Year 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1949^ⓘFirst published in The Forum, February 1889. Translated by an unknown hand. This title contains publications where the translation (as well as the translator) is unknown. Please see this wiki page for more information on known translations.	English	In the Year 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1961^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	În secolul XXIX. O zi din viața unui ziarist american în anul 2889^?In secolul XXIX. O zi din viata unui ziarist american in anul 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1965^ⓘTranslated by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: "The men of the twenty-ninth century live in a perpetual fairyland, though they do not seem to realise it. Bored with wonders, they are cold towards everything that progress brings them every day."	English	In the Twentyninth Century: A Day in the Life of an American Journalist in 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1966^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	În secolul al XXIX-lea. Ziua unui ziarist american în 2889^?In secolul al XXIX-lea. Ziua unui ziarist american în 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1977^ⓘTranslated by Erich Fivian. This translation begins: "Die Menschen des xxix. Jahrhunderts leben unausgesetzt mitten in einem Märchenland, ohne sich den Anschein zu geben, daß sie sich darüber im klaren sind. Wundern gegenüber sind sie blasiert, besonders angesichts jener, die ihnen der tägliche Fortschritt bringt. Alles scheint ihnen natürlich. Wenn sie ihre Zivilisation mit der Vergangenheit vergleichen würden, wüßten sie die unsrige besser zu schätzen und würden sich klar darüber, welch ein enormer Weg seither zurückgelegt wurde. Um wieviel bewundernswerter würden ihnen unsre modernen Städte vorkommen; unsre Städte mit hundert Meter breiten Fahrstraßen, mit dreihundert Meter hohen Häusern mit ihrer stets gleichbleibenden Temperatur, mit einem von Tausenden von Lufttaxis und Luftbussen durchfurchten Himmel!"	German	Das XXIX. Jahrhundert: Ein Tag aus dem Leben eines amerikanischen Journalisten im Jahre 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1983^ⓘTranslated by Pieter Verhulst. This translation begins: "De mensen in deze 29e eeuw leven in een voortdurend sprookje, zonder dat ze zich daar ook maar in het minst van bewust zijn. Wonderen zeggen hen niets meer en ze blijven ijskoud onder de vernieuwingen die de vooruitgang ons iedere dag weer brengt."	Dutch	Op bezoek in de toekomst: een dag uit het leven van een Amerikaanse journalist in het jaar 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
1985^ⓘTranslated by Adelheid Witt. This translation begins: "In unserem 29. Jahrhundert leben die Menschen wie in einer Märchenwelt, ohne daß sie es recht zu wissen scheinen. Sie sind übersättigt, und auch über die Wunderwerke, die ihnen der Fortschritt tagtäglich bringt, können sie nicht mehr staunen. Alles erscheint ihnen selbstverständlich. Wenn sie unsere Zivilisation einmal mit der Vergangenheit verglichen, dann wüßten sie sie wohl besser zu würdigen und könnten ermessen, was für ein langer Weg seither zurückgelegt worden ist. Wie wunderbar fänden sie dann unsere modernen Städte, in denen die Straßen hundert Meter breit sind, die Häuser eine Höhe von dreihundert Metern haben, wo die Temperatur stets gleich bleibt und wo Tausende von Aerobussen am Himmel ihre Bahn ziehen!"	German	Im 29. Jahrhundert [as by Jules Verne]
1999^ⓘPeter Costello's Introduction to The Eternal Adam and Other Stories states "'In the Twenty-Ninth Century', though it may have been suggested by conversations with Jules Verne, was written in English by his son Michel though published under Verne's own name (as contemporary correspondence reveals) ... However the French version, from which the translation here has been made, was revised by Verne himself." Translated by an unknown hand. This title contains publications where the translation (as well as the translator) is unknown. Please see this wiki page for more information on known translations.	English	In the Twenty-Ninth Century: The Day of an American Journalist in the Year 2889
2002^ⓘTranslated by I. O. Evans. This translation begins: "The men of the twenty-ninth century live in a perpetual fairyland, though they do not seem to realise it. Bored with wonders, they are cold towards everything that progress brings them every day."	English	The Day of an American Journalist in 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
2005^ⓘTranslated by Ion Hobana	Romanian	Ziua unui ziarist american în 2889^?Ziua unui ziarist american in 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
2015^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand. This title contains publications where the translation (as well as the translator) is unknown. Please see this wiki page for more information on known translations.	English	The Day of an American Journalist in 2889 [as by Jules Verne]
2018^ⓘTranslated by Antonella Costa.	Italian	Nel XXIX secolo [as by Jules Verne]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Forum, February 1889	1889-02-00	ed. Editors of The Forum, Lorettus S. Metcalf	Forum Publishing Co.				unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, des lettres et des arts d'Amiens: Tome XXXVII	1891-00-00	Editors of Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, des lettres et des arts d'Amiens	L'Académie des sciences, des lettres et des arts d'Amiens				unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	non-fic
Le Petit Journal: Supplément Illustré, 29 August 1891	1891-08-29	ed. Editors of Le Petit Journal			F0.05^?F: French frank	8	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag
Hier et demain: Contes et nouvelles	1910-00-00	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			247	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Arkham Sampler, Summer 1949	1949-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Arkham House		$1.00^?$: US dollar	100	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	mag	Ronald Clyne
Big Book of Science Fiction	1950-08-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Crown Publishers		$3.00^?$: US dollar	vii+ 545	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Colecția "Povestiri științifico-fantastice", #150^?Colectia "Povestiri stiintifico-fantastice", #150	1961-02-15	ed. Adrian Rogoz	Știință & Tehnică^?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah		Lei 1^?Lei: Romanian leu	32	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Dumitru Ionescu
Yesterday and Tomorrow	1965-00-00	Jules Verne	Arco Publishing (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		12/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Yesterday and Tomorrow	1965-00-00	Jules Verne	Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		$2.75^?$: US dollar	188	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Viitorul a început ieri: retrospectiva anticipației franceze^?Viitorul a inceput ieri: retrospectiva anticipatiei franceze	1966-00-00	ed. Ion Hobana	Editura Tineretului			390	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	H. Mavrodin
Hier et demain: Contes et nouvelles	1967-00-00	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel			263	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	George Roux
Yesterday and Tomorrow	1968-00-00	Jules Verne	Ace Books (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne (Ace))	H-52	$0.60^?$: US dollar	189	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	Jerome Podwil
The Classic Book of Science Fiction	1978-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers			545	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Classic Book of Science Fiction	1982-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Bonanza Books	0-517-35726-7		545	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ray Yeldham
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
Op bezoek in de toekomst	1983-00-00	Jules Verne	Loeb	90-6213-642-7	ƒ22.50	204	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	George Roux
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1983-04-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Arbor House	0-87795-445-3	$16.95^?$: US dollar	538	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces	1984-02-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Priam Books / Arbor House	0-87795-446-1	$8.95^?$: US dollar	538	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
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1985-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$8.98^?$: US dollar	529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Der Traumfabrikant: Geschichten von erstaunlichen Erfindungen und phantastischen Abenteuern	1985-00-00	ed. Erik Simon, Olaf R. Spittel	Das Neue Berlin (Klassische Science-fiction-Geschichten)		M 15.40^?M: East German mark	463	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Regine Schulz , Burckhard Labowski , Detlef Ringer
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Jules Verne	1986-06-00	Jules Verne	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5233)	2-266-01758-6		284	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	Marcel Laverdet
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1988-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$9.98^?$: US dollar	529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
La science-fiction	1991-00-00	ed. Karl Canvat	Didier Hatier	2-87088-732-9		48	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
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
Great Tales of Science Fiction	1994-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg	Galahad Books	0-88365-701-5	$^?$: US dollar	529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-07-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-85062-X	$35.00^?$: US dollar	990+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Carol Russo
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-10-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Tor / SFBC	05435	$17.98^?$: US dollar	990	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Berkey
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1994-10-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orbit	1-85723-271-2	£25.00^?£: UK pound	990	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Berkey
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF	1997-09-00	ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell	Orb	0-312-85509-5	$27.95^?$: US dollar	990	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 Eternal Adam and Other Stories	1999-11-00	Jules Verne	Phoenix (Phoenix Short Stories)	0-7538-0870-6	£4.99^?£: UK pound	viii+ 247	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	Jim Burns
Ideomancer, February 2002	2002-02-00	ed. Chris Clarke, Amber van Dyk	Decadent Moon		$0.00^?$: US dollar	[26]	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag
O dramă în văzduh^?O drama în vazduh	2005-00-00	Jules Verne	Editura Minerva ( Ion Hobana Prezintă Maeștrii Anticipației Clasice^?Ion Hobana Prezinta Maestrii Anticipatiei Clasice #4)	973-21-0729-4		232	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
In the Year 2889	2006-09-23	Jules Verne	Project Gutenberg	19362			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
In the Year 2889	2007-02-10	Jules Verne	Wildside Press	978-0-8095-0128-1	$7.99^?$: US dollar	32	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 Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction Stories	2008-07-18	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick	978-1-60450-258-9	$9.99^?$: US dollar	208	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
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
The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction Stories	2008-10-13	ed. uncredited	Phoenix Pick	978-1-60450-415-6	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition	2010-00-00	ed. August Derleth	Arkham House	978-1-55246-927-9	$149.95^?$: US dollar	102+ 102+ 102+ 102, 102+ 102+ 102+ 130	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
In the Year 2889	2012-11-27	Jules Verne	Rough Draft Printing	978-1-60386-469-5	$4.39^?$: US dollar	36	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
Science Fiction Short Stories	2015-09-24	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78361-650-3	£20.00^?£: UK pound	480	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
20 récits d'anticipation et de science-fiction	2016-04-00	ed. Bernard Werber	Magnard			159	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	Antoine Moreau-Dusault
The Phoenix Pick Anthology of Classic Science Fiction: Second Edition	2016-10-18	ed. Paul Cook	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-301-2	$34.95^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science Fiction Short Stories	2016-11-12	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-510-4	£12.00^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books / OK Publishing	978-80-272-4813-1	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Sci-Fi Boxed Set: 160+ Space Adventures, Lost Worlds, Dystopian Novels & Apocalyptic Tales	2018-12-21	uncredited	Musaicum Books		$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Nel XXIX secolo e Frritt-Flacc	2018-12-21	Jules Verne	Alter Ego (Gli Eletti)	978-88-933312-4-1	€3.90^?€: Euro	56	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

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Review [English] by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)