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The Time Ship
Translated by Andrea L. Bell, Other Andrea L. Bell, By (author) Enrique Gaspar, Translated by Yolanda Molina-Gavilán, Other Yolanda Molina-Gavilán
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H. G. Wells wasn't the only nineteenth-century writer to dream of a time machine. The Spanish playwright Enrique Gaspar published El anacronópete-""He who flies against time""-eight years before Wells's influential work appeared. The novel begins at the 1878 Paris Exposition, where Dr. Don Sindulfo unveils his new invention-which looks like a giant sailing vessel. Soon the doctor embarks on a voyage back in time, accompanied by a motley crew of French prostitutes and Spanish soldiers. The purpose of his expedition is to track down the imprisoned wife of a third-century Chinese emperor, believed to possess the secret to immortality. A classic tale of obsession, high adventure, and star-crossed love, The Time Ship includes intricately drawn illustrations from the original 1887 edition, and a critical introduction that argues persuasively for The Time Ship's historical importance to science fiction and world literature.
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Publisher | Wesleyan University Press
Published date | 1 Aug 2012
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 240
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-8195-7293-6
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BISAC | fiction / literary
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