Liverpool University has aquired a rare first edition of a science fiction novel
Liverpool University has acquired a rare first edition of an influential science fiction novel telling the story of an American soldier’s journey to Mars.
The book, Lieut Gullivar Jones: His Vacation was so poorly received upon publication in 1905, it was the last book its author wrote before he died.
But years later, after gaining popularity, the tale of romance on a distant planet has earned a reputation as one of the most important works of 20th-century science fiction...
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The book, Lieut Gullivar Jones: His Vacation was so poorly received upon publication in 1905, it was the last book its author wrote before he died.
But years later, after gaining popularity, the tale of romance on a distant planet has earned a reputation as one of the most important works of 20th-century science fiction...