The Green Ray
by Jules Verne
The Green Ray (Le Rayon vert) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, first published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel in 1882 with illustrations by Léon Benett and named after the optical phenomenon. English translations appeared in 1883 from Munro in New York and Sampson Low in London.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First published
- Pierre-Jules Hetzel, 1882
- First UK edition
- Sampson Low, 1883
- Series
- Voyages Extraordinaires
Which edition do you have?
Editions
- Arco Publications1965 Hardback · Voyages Extraordinaires 23 I own The Green Ray, Arco Publications 1965 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Green Ray film, 1986
Setting and characters
- Set in
- River Clyde, Iona, Staffa, Fingal's Cave, Hebrides
- Genre
- fiction, adventure fiction
Read next
- Comes after
- Godfrey Morgan
- Followed by
- Kéraban the Inflexible
In print
- Editions recorded
- 27 on Open Library, 26 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 25 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
More by Jules Verne
- The Begum's Fortune1860 · 2 editions
- A Journey to the Center of the Earth1864 · 4 editions
- The Count of Chanteleine: A Tale of the French Revolution1864 · 2 editions
- 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 The Green Ray are there?
We track 1 edition of The Green Ray. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Green Ray been adapted?
Yes, including The Green Ray (film, 1986), according to Wikidata.
When was The Green Ray first published?
The Green Ray by Jules Verne was first published in 1882.
What should I read after The Green Ray?
In order, it follows Godfrey Morgan and it is followed by Kéraban the Inflexible, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Green Ray, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Green Ray, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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