Publication Date: May 1976 | Series: Classics of Science Fiction
Title: A Plunge into Space.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
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British Library Cromie, Robert; 1890. 240 p. ; 8º. 012631.f.14.
This review is from: A Plunge into Space (Classics of Science Fiction) (Hardcover)
This is a facsimile reprint from Hyperion's Classics of Science Fiction series (a book published long before the term Science Fiction had been coined, of course) of the Frederick Warne and Co. 1891 edition -- notable because it features an introduction by Jules Verne. Verne was a great backer of Cromie's now-obscure novel and his introduction is, apparently, the only introduction he ever wrote for a book.
"Much of the scientific material is unusually prophetic, but what is extraordinary is the vivid drama developed as a result of the harsh necessities of space...."
"A group of scientific adventurers builds a space ship for the purpose of exploring Mars. The motor device is a shield that protects against earth's gravity while being attracted to Mars. (This probably inspired a similar device in H.G. Wells' the First Men on the Moon, 1901.) On the return ship they discover a stowaway -- a Martian girl."
240 pp.
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