Title: Cinq semaines en ballon

Title: Cinq semaines en ballon Title Record # 7386
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1863-01-31
Type: NOVEL
Series: Cinq semaines en ballon
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: French

Note: This title was not serialized prior to its first publication in 1863 by J. Hetzel. See here. For information on identifying Jules Verne translations, please see this wiki page.

Synopsis: A satire of English books on African travel.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Title
1863	Cinq semaines en ballon: Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais: Rédigé sur les Notes de docteur Fergusson
1865	Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais

Year	Language	Title
1865	Italian	Cinque Settimane in Pallone [as by Giulio Verne]
1869^ⓘTranslated by William Lackland. This translation begins "There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place,London. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen
1870^ⓘTranslated by an anononymous hand. This translation begins "There have been disputes as to the originator of the great idea of traversing the African continent, in a manner to be independent of its multitudinous and deadly obstructions; but the subjoined narrative will, we cannot doubt, be sufficient to assure the reader that the man who undertook, and in the face of unexampled difficulties carried out the project, conceived it, and stands indebted to no one for the honours now accumulating on the name of Dr. Samuel Fergusson."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa
1875^ⓘTranslated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson (ref: jv.gilead.org.il. This translation begins "There was a large audience, on the 14th of January, 1862, at the sitting of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3, Waterloo-place. The president, Sir Francis M-, made an important speech to his honourable colleagues, and was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1876^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand Sometimes attributed to Henry Frith. This translation begins: "On the 14th of January, 1862, there was a very large attendance of the members of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place. The President, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1877^ⓘTranslated by an anonymous hand. This translation begins "At the sitting of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3, Waterloo Place, on the 14th of January, 1862, the President, Sir Francis M-, made his colleagues an important communication in an address interrupted by frequent applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1926^ⓘTranslated by Arthur Chambers. This translation begins: "There was a large audience at the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place, on the 14th of January, 1862. The President, Sir Francis M-, made an important announcement to his honourable colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1958^ⓘTranslated by I. O. Evans. This translation begins "There was a large audience, on the 14th January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo-Place. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important speech to his honourable colleagues, and was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1963^ⓘ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	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1974^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand, first published as Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa by Chapman & Hall in 1870. This translation begins: "There have been disputes as to the originator of the great idea of traversing the African continent, in a manner to be independent of its multitudinous and deadly obstructions; but the subjoined narrative will, we cannot doubt, be sufficient to assure the reader that the man who undertook, and in the face of unexampled difficulties carried out the project, conceived it, and stands indebted to no one for the honours now accumulating on the name of Dr. Samuel Fergusson."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
1975^ⓘTranslated by Maria Zajączkowska	Polish	Pięć tygodni w balonie^?Piec tygodni w balonie [as by Juliusz Verne]
1984	German	Fünf Wochen im Ballon^?Fuenf Wochen im Ballon
2002^ⓘTranslated by William Lackland. This translation begins "There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place,London. The president, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon
2015^ⓘTranslated by Frederick Paul Walter; edited by Arthur B. Evans. This translation begins "They had a packed house for the Royal Geographical Society's meeting on January 14, 1862, at 3 Waterloo Place, London. Their president, Sir Francis M————, made a major announcement to his distinguished colleagues during a speech that was frequently interrupted by cheering."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa
2018^ⓘTranslated by Daniel Aveline	Portuguese	Cinco semanas num balão [as by Julio Verne]

Year	Language	Title
1877^ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand, first published by Routledge in 1876. This translation begins: "On the 14th of January, 1862, there was a very large attendance of the members of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 3 Waterloo Place. The President, Sir Francis M—, made an important communication to his colleagues in a speech frequently interrupted by applause."	English	Five Weeks in a Balloon (Complete Novel)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Cinq semaines en ballon: Voyage de découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais: Rédigé sur les Notes de docteur Fergusson	1863-01-31	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Collection Hetzel)			354	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais	1865-12-05	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel (Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation)		FR 6	370+ 32	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais / Voyage au centre de la terre	1867-08-22	Jules Verne	J. Hetzel				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	1869-00-00	Jules Verne	D. Appleton & Company			345+ [13]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Édouard Riou
Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa	1870-00-00	Jules Verne	Chapman & Hall			x+ 374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Voyage of Exploration and Discovery in Central Africa	1874-00-00	Jules Verne	Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle			352	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1875-00-00	Jules Verne	Ward, Lock and Tyler (The Youth's Library of Wonder and Adventure)			viii+ 268+ 18	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1876-00-00	Jules Verne	George Routledge & Sons			249+ 31	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1877-00-00	Jules Verne	Goubaud		-/9^?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).		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Seaside Library, No. 68	1877-09-20	ed. Editors of The Seaside Library	George Munro			28	quarto^?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	1885-00-00	Jules Verne	Richard Worthington			345	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Wonderful Travels	1890-00-00	Jules Verne	Ward, Lock and Co.			141+ 268+ 267	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Henry Austin
Works of Jules Verne 1	1911-00-00	Jules Verne	Vincent Parke and Co. (Edition d'Amiens)			xviii+ vii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Works of Jules Verne 1	1911-00-00	Jules Verne	National Alumni (Members Edition)			xviii+ vii+ 404	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Cinque Settimane in Pallone	1914-00-00	Giulio Verne	Casa Editrice Bietti			254	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon & Around the World in Eighty Days	1926-00-00	Jules Verne	J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #779)	779		xxvi+ 374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1958-00-00	Jules Verne	Bernard Hanison (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).	253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1958-00-00	Jules Verne	Associated Booksellers (The Fitzroy Edition of Jules Verne)		$3.00^?$: US dollar	253	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon / Around the World in Eighty Days	1963-00-00	Jules Verne	J. M. Dent & Sons (Everyman's Library #1779)	1779	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).	xxvi+ 374	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Eric Fraser
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1964-09-00	Jules Verne	Panther	1731	3/6^?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	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.	novel
Cinq semaines en ballon	1966-00-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Jules Verne #2028)		F4.00^?F: French frank	372+ [6]	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.	novel	Édouard Riou , Henri de Montaut , Loriquet
Cinq Semaines en ballon: Voyages des découvertes en Afrique par trois Anglais	1966-00-00	Jules Verne	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Jules Verne)			372	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1974-08-00	Jules Verne	New English Library	0-450-01932-2	£0.40^?£: UK pound	205	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.	novel	Patrick Woodroffe
Pięć tygodni w balonie^?Piec tygodni w balonie	1975-00-00	Juliusz Verne	Nasza Księgarnia^?Nasza Ksiegarnia		zł 35.00^?zł: Polish zloty	295	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	1976-00-00	Jules Verne	Aeonian Press	0-88411-907-6		345	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Fünf Wochen im Ballon	1984-00-00	Jules Verne	Pawlak (Collection Jules Verne #5)	3-8224-1005-5 / 5-1005	DM 2.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	222	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.	novel	Édouard Riou
Around the World in Eighty Days & Five Weeks in a Balloon	1994-00-00	Jules Verne	Wordsworth Editions (Wordsworth Classics)	1-85326-090-8		354	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.	omni	Pal Szintei Merse
Five Weeks in a Balloon	1999-09-00	Jules Verne	Pulp Fictions	1-902058-21-6		306	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	2002-11-01	Jules Verne	Project Gutenberg	3526			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2008-11-15	Jules Verne	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2010-10-25	Jules Verne	Aeterna	978-1-4444-7329-2	£13.49^?£: UK pound	268	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)	2011-06-01	Jules Verne	Golgotha Press	978-1-61042-602-2	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Jules Verne: Seven Novels	2011-08-07	Jules Verne	Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)	978-1-4351-2295-6		vii+ 1196	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2012-06-14	Jules Verne	ReadHowYouWant	978-1-4270-3373-4	£19.99^?£: UK pound	420	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.	novel
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels	2012-08-23	Jules Verne	Fall River Press	978-1-4351-4182-7		viii+ 824	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	A. J. Hateley
Jules Verne	2012-10-30	Jules Verne	Canterbury Classics (Leather-Bound Classics)	978-1-60710-317-2	$24.95^?$: US dollar	664	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Jules Verne	2012-11-15	Jules Verne	Canterbury Classics (Leather-Bound Classics)	978-1-60710-876-4	$7.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2013-02-20	Jules Verne	CreateSpace	978-1-4825-9819-3	$9.00^?$: US dollar	244	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2013-04-01	Jules Verne	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-4837-9911-7	$10.99^?$: US dollar	258	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2013-11-08	Jules Verne	Start Publishing (Start Classics)	978-1-62793-632-3	$1.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2014-09-01	Jules Verne	Ulverscroft Large Print Books	978-1-4448-2113-0	£16.99^?£: UK pound	416	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa	2015-06-05	Jules Verne	Wesleyan University Press (Early Classics of Science Fiction)	978-0-8195-7547-0	$35.00^?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 357	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Édouard Riou
Cinco semanas num balão	2018-01-01	Julio Verne	Via Leitura	978-85-67097-56-5	R$47.00^?R$: Brazilian real	256	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.	novel
Jules Verne: The Essential Collection	2018-04-17	Jules Verne	Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics)	978-0-7603-6367-6	$35.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
Jules Verne: The Essential Collection	2018-04-17	Jules Verne	Race Point Publishing (Knickerbocker Classics #58)	978-1-63106-502-6	$35.00^?$: US dollar	728	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Five Weeks in a Balloon	2022-02-07	Jules Verne	Waking Lion Press	978-1-4341-0491-5	$12.95^?$: US dollar	276	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.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	date unknown	Jules Verne	Hurst and Co.			345	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Five Weeks in a Balloon; or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen	date unknown	Jules Verne	W. L. Allison Company			267	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Jules Verne: Four Novels	date unknown	Jules Verne	Canterbury Classics (Leather-Bound Classics)	978-1-60710-317-2		xviii+ 691	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni

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Reviews

Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, March 1959 , reprinted in:
[English] Astounding Science Fiction, June 1959 (UK) (1959)
Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1959
Review [English] by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, December 1959 (UK)
Review [English] by William Mingin (2016) in Strange Horizons, 4 April 2016