Title: In the Twentyninth Century: A Day in the Life of an American Journalist in 2889
Title Record # 98656
Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1965-00-00
Variant Title of: La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890 [French] (1890) (by Jules Verne and Michel Verne) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Jules Verne
Date: 1965-00-00
Variant Title of: La journée d'un journaliste américain en 2890 [French] (1890) (by Jules Verne and Michel Verne) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: 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."
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Current Tags: science fiction (2), Librivox (1), Media (1), United States (1), aliens (1), invention (1), suspended animation (1), communication (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1)
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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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 | |||
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 |