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by Ridgwell Cullum
- Fiction
- 2011
- Autor: Ridgwell Cullum
"Amongst the many uncertainties which this deplorable; patched-up peace has brought us; there is; at least; one significant certainty; my boy. It's the inventor. He's buzzing about our heads like a fly in summer-time; and he's just about as—sticky."...
Number of pages: ~ 150 pages
by H. G. Wells
- Fiction
- 1937
- Autor: H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells classic tale of science, ethics and madness, The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance tells the story of a scientist named Griffin who develops an ingenious serum that can render people invisible. Taking it himself, Griffin begins a slow descent into insanity...and murder. One of Wells' infamous Scientific Romances, The Invisible Man is an early sci-fi classic and a must-listen for all fans of the genre....
Number of pages: ~ 84 pages
by Stephen Tall
- Fiction
- 1955
- Autor: Stephen Tall
What are those strange lights coming from Precipice Peak? Based on a story by Stephen Tall, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on March 13, 1957. X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more....
Number of pages: ~ 15 pages
by Jules Verne
- Fiction
- 1877
- Autor: Jules Verne
The fearless Professor Lidenbrock makes the most remarkable expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey through the extinct Icelandic volcano to the very core of the Earth. In his quest to penetrate the eternal mysteries of the planet, the geologist - along with the nephew of the earthquake Axel and their devoted guide Hans - discovers an amazing underground menagerie of prehistoric proportions. Verne's figurative tale is at once the supreme sci-fi adventure and a reflection of the perfection of the human understanding and psychology of the Quaestor....
Number of pages: ~ 157 pages
by Bertram Gayton
- Fiction
- 2015
- Autor: Bertram Gayton
Gran'pa is ninety-five, possessed of £100,000, a fertile imagination, and a good physique. He sees in the papers accounts of the theory of rejuvenation by means of gland-grafting. Nothing will satisfy him but that the experiment should be made upon himself. He acquires a gorilla, a hefty murderous brute, and the operation is performed with success. That is only the beginning. He next determines to dig out an old love, and make her young, too; and Sally, a dear old lady of seventy, arrives upon the scene. Inspired to philanthropy by the thrill of regained youth, Gran'pa decides to take a...
Number of pages: ~ 177 pages
by Percival Pollard
- Fiction
- 2012
- Autor: Percival Pollard
Orson Wayne lowered as if a mask, an ironic smile worn on his lips. You want sincerity, he said, well, then I'll be sincere. Sincerity creates wrinkles, but it is a privilege for our friends to make us old by our time. Sincerely, Luke, I'm very, very tired....
Number of pages: ~ 66 pages