A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

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1894
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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.

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1894

Publisher
D. Appleton
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New York
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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.

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Rpt. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003.

Illustration

Illus. Dan Beard

Author Note

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

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