A Plunge into Space
Title | A Plunge into Space PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Cromie |
Publisher | Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Pages | 187 |
Release | 2013-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1625790368 |
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron Miller Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó Robert Cromie's 1890 novel contains a detailed description of a spacecraft, a realistic description of the deserts of Mars and some fascinating technological prophecies, such as televised broadcasts of concerts and plays. As most authors of interplanetary stories of his era did, Cromie uses the Martian civilization to comment on his own. Interestingly, the book contains an extremely well-drawn heroine in the form of a Martian girl, Mignonette. Foreword by Jules Verne, frontispiece and map. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
An Ocean Knight
Title | An Ocean Knight PDF eBook |
Author | Fortuné Du Boisgobey |
Publisher | London and New York, F. Warne and Company |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
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Storms in Space
Title | Storms in Space PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Freeman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2001-10-11 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521660389 |
This book is the story of the mysterious region between Earth and the Sun, where violent storms rage unseen by human eyes.
The Shot into Infinity
Title | The Shot into Infinity PDF eBook |
Author | Otto Willi Gail |
Publisher | Baen Publishing Enterprises |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2013-05-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1625790198 |
Now with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerIncludes the original illustrations by Frank R. Paul Featured in Ron Millers _The Conquest of Space Book Series.Ó First published in English in 1929, Otto Willi Gail's little-known space travel novel is almost documentary in its realism. Based on the latest research by such pioneers in astronautics as Hermann Oberth and Max Valier, "The Shot Into Infinity" is not only an exciting and suspenseful novel but also an accurate mirror of the state of the art of space travel three-quarters of a century ago. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
The Author
Title | The Author PDF eBook |
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Pages | 140 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Authors and publishers |
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The Academy and Literature
Title | The Academy and Literature PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 658 |
Release | 1902 |
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Academy, with which are Incorporated Literature and the English Review
Title | Academy, with which are Incorporated Literature and the English Review PDF eBook |
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Pages | 674 |
Release | 1902 |
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