To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story

TitleTo Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story
Year for Search1911
AuthorsWicks, Mark
Date Published1911
PublisherSeeley & Company
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale author, UK author
Annotation

About half the book is a story of the flight to the moon and then to Mars with considerable detail on the landscape of the moon and the controversy over the "canals" on Mars. Mars is a eutopia with advanced technology, separate buildings with plenty of open space. Vegetarian. Gender equality. World government. All of Mars is publicly owned and must be used for the good of the entire community. Six-hour workday. No Crime. Those who die on earth are reincarnated on Mars. Those who die on Mars are reincarnated on another planet.

Additional Publishers

U.S. ed. Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1911. Rpt. New York: Arno Press, 1975.

Holding Institutions

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Full Text

1911 Wicks, Mark. To Mars via the Moon: An Astronomical Story. London: Seeley & Company. U.S. ed. Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1911. Rpt. New York: Arno Press, 1975. L, MoU-St, PSt

About half the book is a story of the flight to the moon and then to Mars with considerable detail on the landscape of the moon and the controversy over the “canals” on Mars. Mars is a eutopia with advanced technology, separate buildings with plenty of open space. Vegetarian. Gender equality. World government. All of Mars is publicly owned and must be used for the good of the entire community. Six-hour workday. No Crime. Those who die on earth are reincarnated on Mars. Those who die on Mars are reincarnated on another planet.