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Action, romance, fantastic creatures and a bit of satire distinguish this groundbreaking novel of adventure fantasy. By incredible accident Gulliver Jones finds himself on Mars, interacting with strange beings and stranger societies and embarked on a quest to save a beautiful princess from a cruel tyrant. First published in England in 1905 under the title Lt. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation, the book was re-titled Gulliver of Mars when first published in the USA in 1964. The novel can be seen as an example of both early science fiction and the genre of Planetary Romance made popular by Edgar Rice Burroughs and later carried on by C.S. Lewis, Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, Anne McCaffrey and others. The author shows the influence of H.G. Wells and supplies a bit of satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift, as might be suspected from the title. Gulliver Jones is a unique character, brave but slightly out of his depth in a new world, and his adventures among the crumbling cities, dense jungles and strange beasts of Mars are distinctively his own. Although no sequels to Gulliver of Mars were written, the character has lived on in several comic books. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gulliver of Mars is both modern and readable.

Action, romance, fantastic creatures and a bit of satire distinguish this groundbreaking novel of adventure fantasy. By incredible accident Gulliver Jones finds himself on Mars, interacting with strange beings and stranger societies and embarked on a quest to save a beautiful princess from a cruel tyrant. First published in England in 1905 under the title Lt. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation, the book was re-titled Gulliver of Mars when first published in the USA in 1964. The novel can be seen as an example of both early science fiction and the genre of Planetary Romance made popular by Edgar Rice Burroughs and later carried on by C.S. Lewis, Michael Moorcock, Jack Vance, Anne McCaffrey and others. The author shows the influence of H.G. Wells and supplies a bit of satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift, as might be suspected from the title. Gulliver Jones is a unique character, brave but slightly out of his depth in a new world, and his adventures among the crumbling cities, dense jungles and strange beasts of Mars are distinctively his own. Although no sequels to Gulliver of Mars were written, the character has lived on in several comic books. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gulliver of Mars is both modern and readable.

NEW ILLUSTRATED VERSIONThe book contains a collection of ten stories ranging from historical fiction, to fantasy, to romance."The Story of Ulla" Ulla is an old Viking looking back to his youth and to the unbridled romance that stripped him of his power. "The Vengeance of Dungarvan" the story takes place in 17th Century Ireland and tells of a villain's revenge on a town that tried to hang him."A Dreadful Night" a hunter in Colorado falls through a hole and is trapped in a hidden cavern filled with the bones of those who preceded him."Rutherford the Twice-Born" a tale of reincarnation."A Stranger Woman" two brothers fight over a woman, only to meet a tragic end."A Narrow Escape" a contest between two towns, one uncivilized, the other refined, results in many of the citizens inadvertently marrying to each other."That Babe of Meg's" a young wife almost abandons her husband for a rich man."A Fair Puritan" a young girl follows the orders of her father and marries a man she does not love."Meg of the Braids" Meg spurns her boyfriend who goes to sea before she realizes her mistake. When he returns, she is the only one who can save him from a terrible death."Margaret Spens" a young girl agrees to marry a man she does not love. Her fianc vanishes at sea before her wedding and come back after fifteen years.This version includes the full text of the 1895 edition, a short biography of the author and the complete bibliography of Arnold's fictional and non-fictional works.

Dieses klassische Buch wurde urspr nglich vor Jahrzehnten ver ffentlicht als Gulliver of Mars . Es wurde jetzt von Writat f r seine deutschsprachigen Leser ins Deutsche bersetzt. Bei Writat liegt uns die Bewahrung des literarischen Erbes der Vergangenheit am Herzen. Wir haben dieses Buch ins Franz sische bersetzt, damit heutige und zuk nftige Generationen es lesen und bewahren k nnen.

Ce livre classique a t initialement publi il y a des d cennies sous le titre " Gulliver of Mars . Il a maintenant t traduit par Writat en langue fran aise pour leurs lecteurs francophones. Chez Writat, nous sommes passionn s par la pr servation du patrimoine litt raire du pass . Nous avons traduit ce livre en fran ais afin que les g n rations pr sentes et futures puissent le lire et le conserver.