Jules Verne bibliography


Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Most famous for his novel sequence, the Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne also wrote assorted short stories, plays, miscellaneous novels, essays, and poetry. His works are notable for their profound influence on science fiction and on surrealism, their innovative use of modernist literary techniques such as self-reflexivity, and their complex combination of positivist and romantic ideologies.
Unless otherwise referenced, the information presented here is derived from the research of Volker Dehs, Jean-Michel Margot, Zvi Har’El, and William Butcher.

''Voyages Extraordinaires''

Three publication dates for each book are given because, in the system developed by Pierre-Jules Hetzel for the Voyages Extraordinaires, each of Verne's novels was published successively in several different formats. This resulted in several distinct editions of each texts, as follows. Serial : Serialization in a periodical, usually Hetzel's own biweekly Magasin d'Éducation et de récréation. The serialized installments were illustrated by artists on Hetzel's staff, such as Édouard Riou, Léon Benett, and George Roux.In-18 : complete unillustrated texts published in book form at in-18 size. This edition is almost always the first book-format printing; the one exception is Claudius Bombarnac, which was first published in a grand-in-8º edition.In-8 : Complete editions of the text, published in grand in-8º book form with a lavishly decorated cover. These deluxe editions, designed for Christmas and New Year's markets, include most or all of the illustrations from the serializations.

Posthumous additions

The posthumously published volumes in the Voyages Extraordinaires were extensively altered, and in some cases entirely written, by Verne's son Michel. The original versions of the novels were published later by the Jules Verne Society in 1985 and 1999 with their original titles.
Original Manuscript publication YearOriginal French titleYearEnglish titleYear Edited and Altered
1999Le Phare du bout du monde1905The Lighthouse at the End of the World1905
1989Le Volcan d’or1906The Golden Volcano1906
1986La Chasse au météore1908The Chase of the Golden Meteor1908
1988Le Beau Danube Jaune1908The Danube Pilot 1908
1985 1987En Magellanie2002The Survivors of the "Jonathan"1909
1999Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz2011The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz1910
1991Voyage d'études 1920The Barsac Mission1919

Other novels

Published in Verne's lifetime

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Posthumously published

Short stories

Published in Verne's lifetime

Posthumously published

  • "Pierre-Jean" published in 1988
  • "Le Mariage de M. Anselme des Tilleuls" published in 1982.
  • "Le Siège de Rome" published in 1993
  • "San Carlos" published in 1993
  • "Le Humbug", published in 1985
  • "Edom". Original version published in 1991

Nonfiction books

Géographie illustrée de la France et de ses colonies Découverte de la Terre: Histoire générale des grands voyages et des grands voyageurs Grands Navigateurs du XVIIIe siècle
  • ''Les voyageurs du XIXe siècle''

Essays

  • "Portraits d'artistes. XVIII"
  • "Salon de 1857"
  • "A propos du Géant"
  • "Edgar Poe et ses œuvres"
  • "Les méridiens et le calendrier"
  • "24 minutes en ballon"
  • "Note pour l’affaire J. Verne contre Pont Jest"
  • "Souvenirs d’enfance et de jeunesse"

Plays

Les Pailles rompues Monna Lisa Le Colin-Maillard Un Fils adoptif Les Compagnons de la Marjolaine Monsieur de Chimpanzé L’Auberge des Ardennes Onze jours de siège Un neveu d’Amérique Le Tour du monde en 80 jours Les Enfants du capitaine Grant Michel Strogoff Voyage à travers l'impossible Kéraban-le-têtu
  • ''Mathias Sandorf''