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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.depauw.edu/mlang_facpubs Part of the Comparative Literature Commons, and the French and Francophone Literature Commons Recommended Citation Originally published November 30, 2017. "'2889' vs. '2890.'" Verniana Vol. 10 (2017-2018): 155-190. http://www.verniana.org/volumes/10/LetterSize/2889vs2890.pdf This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Modern Languages at Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Modern Languages Faculty publications by an authorized administrator of Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Submitted October 18, 2017 Published November 30, 2017 Proposé le 18 octobre 2017 Publié le 30 novembre 2017 “2889” vs. “2890” Arthur B. Evans Abstract This article offers a detailed comparison of Michel Verne’s 1889 short story “In the Year 2889” and Jules Verne’s 1891 recycled version of the same story, now called « La Journée d’un journaliste américain en 2890 » [The Day of an American Journalist in 2890]. In my analysis, I have also pointed out some of the alterations Michel made to his father’s version when later editing it for inclusion in the posthumous 1910 edition of Verne’s Hier et demain [Yesterday and Tomorrow], now retitled « Au XXIXe siècle : La Journée d’un journaliste américain en 2889 » [In the 29th Century: The Day of an American Journalist in 2889].