In the Year 2889

In the Year 2889 is a short story published under the name of Jules Verne, but now believed to be mainly the work of his son Michel Verne, based on his father's ideas.


Article purportedly by Jules Verne, but probably by his son. According to the editor's note at the beginning: "In the Year 2889_ was first published in the _Forum_, February, 1889; p. 262. It was published in France the next year. Although published under the name of Jules Verne, it is now believed to be chiefly if not entirely the work of Jules' son, Michel Verne. In any event, many of the topics in the article echo Verne's ideas."