A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

TitleA Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future
Year for Search1894
AuthorsAstor, John Jacob [IV](1864-1912)
Date Published1894
PublisherD. Appleton
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Eutopia. Set in 2000 AD. The novel is mostly concerned with a journey to Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter is essentially a prehistoric planet inhabited by dinosaurs. Saturn is inhabited by the spirits of the Earth's dead, who are waiting for the Second Coming. The eutopia on earth is one in which electricity does all the work. Canada and South America have joined the U.S.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003.

Illustration

Illus. Dan Beard

Holding Institutions

HRC, MoU-St, W3,148

Author Note

The author (1864-1912), a wealthy industrialist, died on the Titanic.

Full Text

1894 Astor, John Jacob, [IV] (1864-1912). A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future. Illus. Dan Beard. New York: D. Appleton. Rpt. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. HRC, MoU-St, PSt, W3,148

Eutopia. Set in 2000 AD. The novel is mostly concerned with a journey to Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter is essentially a prehistoric planet inhabited by dinosaurs. Saturn is inhabited by the spirits of the Earth’s dead, who are waiting for the Second Coming. The eutopia on earth is one in which electricity does all the work. Canada and South America have joined the U.S. The author, a wealthy industrialist, died on the Titanic.