Deux Ans de Vacances
by Jules Verne
Two Years' Vacation (Deux ans de vacances) is a Jules Verne novel published by Hetzel in 1888, serialised in the Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation and illustrated by Léon Benett. Schoolboys are shipwrecked on a Pacific island. Sampson Low issued it in London in 1889 as Adrift in the Pacific.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First published
- Hetzel, 1888
- First UK edition
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1889
- Series
- Voyages Extraordinaires
Deux Ans de Vacances by Jules Verne was first published in 1888. We track 2 editions.
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Editions
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston1967 Hardback · Voyages Extraordinaires 32 I own A Long Vacation, Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1967 Log in to want this
- Oxford U.P1967 Hardback · Voyages Extraordinaires 32 I own A Long Vacation, Oxford U.P 1967 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Dos años de vacaciones film, 1962
- The Stolen Airship film, 1967
- Strange Holiday television film, 1970
- Two Years Vacation television film, 1974
- Adrift in the Pacific film, 1982
Read next
- Comes after
- The Flight to France
- Followed by
- Family Without a Name
In print
- Editions recorded
- 15 on Open Library, 2 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 29 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea1869 · 4 editions
- Round the Moon1870 · 2 editions
- The Adventures of Captain Hatteras1870 · 1 edition
- Around the World in Eighty Days1873 · 4 editions
- Five Weeks in a Balloon1873 · 2 editions
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How many editions of Deux Ans de Vacances are there?
We track 2 editions of Deux Ans de Vacances. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Deux Ans de Vacances been adapted?
Yes, including Adrift in the Pacific (film, 1982), Two Years Vacation (television film, 1974), Strange Holiday (television film, 1970), according to Wikidata.
When was Deux Ans de Vacances first published?
Deux Ans de Vacances by Jules Verne was first published in 1888.
What should I read after Deux Ans de Vacances?
In order, it follows The Flight to France and it is followed by Family Without a Name, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Two Years' Vacation, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Adrift in the Pacific, Jules Verne Collection (julesverne.ca), 2024 (julesverne.ca)
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