Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation
1905 novel by Edwin Lester Arnold / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieut. Gullivar Jones: His Vacation is a novel by English writer Edwin Lester Arnold, combining elements of both fantasy and science fiction, first published in 1905. Its lukewarm reception led Arnold to stop writing fiction. It has since become his best-known work, and is considered important in the development of 20th century science fiction in that it is a precursor and likely inspiration to Edgar Rice Burroughs's classic A Princess of Mars (1917), which spawned the planetary romance[1] and sword and planet genres. Ace Books reprinted Arnold's novel in paperback in 1964, retitling it Gulliver [sic] of Mars. A more recent Bison Books edition (2003) was issued as Gullivar of Mars, adapting the Ace title to Arnold's spelling.
Author | Edwin Lester Arnold |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel, Science fiction novel |
Publisher | S.C. Brown, Langham & Co. |
Publication date | 1905 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 301 |
It has also been suggested by some that this work is less pure Speculative fiction than a work of satire. In particular, perhaps a satire of H.G. Wells The Time Machine with the Hither folk being similar to the Eloi. It also makes general social commentary when read with this perspective.