Two Years' Vacation (French: Deux ans de vacances) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in 1888. The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific, and of their struggles to overcome adversity. In his preface to the book, Verne explains that his goals were to create a Robinson Crusoe-like environment for children, and to show the world what the intelligence and bravery of a child were capable of when put to the test.
The story takes place in March 1860 and opens with a group of schoolboys aged between eight and fourteen on board a 100-ton schooner called the Sleuth moored at Auckland, New Zealand, and preparing to set off on a six-week vacation. With the exception of the oldest boy Gordon, an American, and Briant and Jack, two French brothers, all the boys are British.
While the schooner's crew are ashore, the moorings are cast-off under unknown circumstances and the ship drifts to sea, where it is caught by a storm. Twenty-two days later, the boys find themselves cast upon the shore of an uncharted island, which they name "Chairman Island." They go on many adventures and even catch wild animals while trying to survive. They remain there for the next two years until a passing ship sinks in the close vicinity of the island. The ship had been taken over by mutineers, intent on trafficking slaves. With the aid of two of the surviving members of the original crew, the boys are able to defeat the mutineers and make their escape from the island, which they find out is close to the Chilean coast (Hanover-Island located at 50°56’ S, 74°47’ W).
Publication
The whirlpool seized him
As with most of Verne's works, it was serialized (in twenty-four parts between January and December 1888) in the "Extraordinary Journeys" section of the French Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation by the Parisian publisher Hetzel. It was also published in book form in two volumes in June and early November of that year. An illustrated double volume with a color map and a preface by Verne was released in late November.
Translations and adaptations
The elder boys began their search (1888)
An English translation of the book was serialized in 36 installments in the Boy's Own Paper between 1888 and 1889.
In 1889 a two-volume English-language book titled A Two Year's Vacation was published by Munro in the United States. Later the same year, a single-volume abridged edition in the United Kingdom was released by Sampson Low under the title of Adrift in the Pacific.
In 1890, from February 22 through March 14, the Boston Daily Globe newspaper serialized Adrift in the Pacific; the Strange Adventures of a Schoolboy Crew.
In 1896, Morita Shiken translated it to the Japanese language as Jugo shonen (十五少年: it means 15 boys) from the English text.[1]
In 1962 Emilio Gomez Muriel directed a Spanish-Mexican film, featuring Pablito Calvo in the main role.[2]
In 1964 Turkish Filmmaker Yilmaz Atadeniz produced this movie titled as Iki Sene Mektep Tatili."
In 1965 the I. O. Evens version of the Sampson Low translation was published in England (ARCO) and the U.S. (Associated Publishers) in two volumes: Adrift in the 11Pacific and Second Year Ashore.
In 1967 a new modified and abridged translation by Olga Marx with illustrations by Victor Ambrus titled A Long Vacation was published by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom and Holt, Rinehart & Winston in the United States.
In 1967 Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman made a live-action/animated film adaptation under the title Ukradená vzducholod ("The Stolen Airship", released worldwide[3] as Two Years' Vacation), loosely based on Jules Verne's novels Two Years' Vacation and The Mysterious Island.
In 1969 an Australian film produced, directed and written by Mende Brown entitled Strange Holiday credited Jules Verne for the story.[4]
The 1974 four-part T.V. series Deux ans de vacances [fr] was produced in a cooperation of French, Belgian, Swiss, West-German and Romanian television.[5]
In 1982 a Japanese studio Toei Animation made an anime adaptation under the title of Adrift in the Pacific (Japanese: 十五少年漂流記).
In 1984, The novel was adapted as a Polish comic book titled Dwa lata wakacji (Two Years' Vacation).
In 1987 a made-for-TV animation was produced by the Japanese studio Nippon Animation under the title of The Story of Fifteen Boys (Japanese: 十五少年漂流記).
In 2001 the book was redistributed by CLE International to help learners be immersed in French
The novel served as the initial inspiration for the Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979;[6] later in 1983, it would serve again as inspiration for Sunrise's anime series Round Vernian Vifam, as well.
See also
Lord of the Flies – a novel which echoes the struggles for survival and dominance amongst the boys
Notes
^ジュウールス・ヴェルヌ 著, 森田思軒 訳『十五少年』 in National Diet Library in Digital Collection (Japanese).
Dehs V, Margot JM, Har'El Z. "The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography". Retrieved 18 March 2006.
External links
Works related to Two Years' Vacation at Wikisource Media related to Two Years' Vacation at Wikimedia Commons
Adrift in the Pacific (1889; abridged version) at the Internet Archive
April 27, 2023
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Two Years Vacation French Deux ans de vacances is an adventure novel by Jules Verne published in 1888 The story tells of the fortunes of a group of schoolboys stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific and of their struggles to overcome adversity In his preface to the book Verne explains that his goals were to create a Robinson Crusoe like environment for children and to show the world what the intelligence and bravery of a child were capable of when put to the test Two Years VacationAuthorJules VerneOriginal titleDeux ans de vacancesIllustratorLeon BenettCountryFranceLanguageFrenchSeriesThe Extraordinary Voyages 32GenreAdventure novelPublisherPierre Jules HetzelPublication date1888Published in English1889Media typePrint Hardback Preceded byThe Flight to France Followed byFamily Without a Name Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Publication 2 1 Translations and adaptations 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot summary Edit Map of Chairman Island The story takes place in March 1860 and opens with a group of schoolboys aged between eight and fourteen on board a 100 ton schooner called the Sleuth moored at Auckland New Zealand and preparing to set off on a six week vacation With the exception of the oldest boy Gordon an American and Briant and Jack two French brothers all the boys are British While the schooner s crew are ashore the moorings are cast off under unknown circumstances and the ship drifts to sea where it is caught by a storm Twenty two days later the boys find themselves cast upon the shore of an uncharted island which they name Chairman Island They go on many adventures and even catch wild animals while trying to survive They remain there for the next two years until a passing ship sinks in the close vicinity of the island The ship had been taken over by mutineers intent on trafficking slaves With the aid of two of the surviving members of the original crew the boys are able to defeat the mutineers and make their escape from the island which they find out is close to the Chilean coast Hanover Island located at 50 56 S 74 47 W Publication Edit The whirlpool seized him As with most of Verne s works it was serialized in twenty four parts between January and December 1888 in the Extraordinary Journeys section of the French Magasin d Education et de Recreation by the Parisian publisher Hetzel It was also published in book form in two volumes in June and early November of that year An illustrated double volume with a color map and a preface by Verne was released in late November Translations and adaptations Edit The elder boys began their search 1888 An English translation of the book was serialized in 36 installments in the Boy s Own Paper between 1888 and 1889 In 1889 a two volume English language book titled A Two Year s Vacation was published by Munro in the United States Later the same year a single volume abridged edition in the United Kingdom was released by Sampson Low under the title of Adrift in the Pacific In 1890 from February 22 through March 14 the Boston Daily Globe newspaper serialized Adrift in the Pacific the Strange Adventures of a Schoolboy Crew In 1896 Morita Shiken translated it to the Japanese language as Jugo shonen 十五少年 it means 15 boys from the English text 1 In 1962 Emilio Gomez Muriel directed a Spanish Mexican film featuring Pablito Calvo in the main role 2 In 1964 Turkish Filmmaker Yilmaz Atadeniz produced this movie titled as Iki Sene Mektep Tatili In 1965 the I O Evens version of the Sampson Low translation was published in England ARCO and the U S Associated Publishers in two volumes Adrift in the 11Pacific and Second Year Ashore In 1967 a new modified and abridged translation by Olga Marx with illustrations by Victor Ambrus titled A Long Vacation was published by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom and Holt Rinehart amp Winston in the United States In 1967 Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman made a live action animated film adaptation under the title Ukradena vzducholod The Stolen Airship released worldwide 3 as Two Years Vacation loosely based on Jules Verne s novels Two Years Vacation and The Mysterious Island In 1969 an Australian film produced directed and written by Mende Brown entitled Strange Holiday credited Jules Verne for the story 4 The 1974 four part T V series Deux ans de vacances fr was produced in a cooperation of French Belgian Swiss West German and Romanian television 5 In 1982 a Japanese studio Toei Animation made an anime adaptation under the title of Adrift in the Pacific Japanese 十五少年漂流記 In 1984 The novel was adapted as a Polish comic book titled Dwa lata wakacji Two Years Vacation In 1987 a made for TV animation was produced by the Japanese studio Nippon Animation under the title of The Story of Fifteen Boys Japanese 十五少年漂流記 In 2001 the book was redistributed by CLE International to help learners be immersed in French The book became the story for different anime series like Ginga Hyōryu Vifam Kyōryu Bōkenki Jura Tripper Infinite Ryvius Mujin Wakusei Survive and Astra Lost in Space The novel served as the initial inspiration for the Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979 6 later in 1983 it would serve again as inspiration for Sunrise s anime series Round Vernian Vifam as well See also EditLord of the Flies a novel which echoes the struggles for survival and dominance amongst the boysNotes Edit ジュウールス ヴェルヌ 著 森田思軒 訳 十五少年 in National Diet Library in Digital Collection Japanese Dos anos de vacaciones 1962 Ukradena vzducholod 1967 IMDb Strange Holiday 1970 IMDb Two Years Vacation TV Mini Series 1974 IMDb Production Reference Gundam Age ultimatemark com Retrieved 2022 09 01 References EditDehs V Margot JM Har El Z The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography Retrieved 18 March 2006 External links Edit Works related to Two Years Vacation at Wikisource Media related to Two Years Vacation at Wikimedia Commons Adrift in the Pacific 1889 abridged version at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en 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