- Verne, Jules. La chasse au météore.
Version d'origine. Paris: Éditions de l'Archipel, [1901, 1986]
2002. ISBN 2-84187-384-6.
- This novel, one of three written by Verne in 1901, remained
unpublished at the time of his death in 1905. At the behest of Verne's
publisher, Jules Hetzel, Verne's son Michel “revised” the text in
an attempt to recast what Verne intended as satirical work into the
mold of an “Extraordinary Adventure”, butchering it in the opinion
of many Verne scholars. In 1978 the original handwritten manuscript
was discovered among a collection of Verne's papers. This edition,
published under the direction of the Société Jules Verne,
reproduces that text, and is the sole authentic edition. As of this
writing, no English translation is available—all existing English
editions are based upon the Michel Verne “revision”.
October 2002 