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Man Abroad:  A Yarn of Some Other Century

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Man Abroad: A Yarn of Some Other Century

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Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Dodo Press, 2009
Gregg Press, 1976
Original English publication, 1887
Series: Gregg Press Science Fiction Series: Book 35
Book Type: Novel
Genre: Science-Fiction
Sub-Genre Tags: Space Opera
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A fantastic classic science fiction tale from an anonymous late-19th century author. In a far-flung future, humanity has colonised the solar system. The story is set against a background of interplanetary war, with mighty electric spaceships riding the inter-system electric currents to battle in epic space warfare.


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"Yes; the Ministers to Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus, and the postmasters at London, Paris, Rome, Berlin and Dublin. The asteroid consulships were laid over, and so were most of the nominations for the home offices, the post offices in South America, and the District Attorneyships of Asia and Africa."

"Well, drop a line to the State Department, telling the Secretary to telegraph to Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn, asking the representatives of the late Administration for their resignations. By the way, the man in Mars is to be retained don't make any mistake. He is a good business man, represents us well, and I don't care if he is an oppositionist-he's good till he does something to be bounced for."

Copyright © 1887 by Anonymous


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