Edison's Conquest of Mars

About this eBook

Author

Serviss, Garrett Putman, 1851-1929

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Produced by Jason Isbell, Greg Weeks, Renald Levesque, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Space travelers -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

19141

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19141

Release Date

August 29, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Edison's Conquest of Mars — by — Garrett P. Serviss — 1898
2. 2.Chapter I. — Their Mysterious Explosive. — Thousands of Victims. — All Not Yet Destroyed. — A Startling Announcement. — The Martians Returning. — "We Are Ready for Them!" — Edison's Flying Machine. — A Trip to the Moon. — Gravity Overcome. — A Triumphant Test. — Telegraphing the News.
3. 3.Chapter II. — A Wonderful Instrument. — Testing the "Disintegrator." — The Crow's Fate. — Bad for the Martians. — Disintegrating a Building. — Only a Cloud Remained. — The Yankees Lead. — A Grand Spectacle. — Universal Brotherhood. — Kaiser Wilhelm's Jealousy. — Over the Mississippi. — Back to Washington.
4. 4.Chapter III. — The Sultan of Turkey. — An Unparallelled Scene. — McKinley's Tribute. — Edison to the Rescue. — An Enormous Sum. — A Thousand Million Dollars. — The Long Lost Treasure. — The Excitement in Washington. — A Chinese Legend. — The Grand Ball. — Unsurpassed Fireworks. — Queen Victoria Dances. — The Prince of Wales's Toast. — Haste to Embark. — Thousands of Men for Mars. — What's Happening on Mars?
5. 5.Chapter IV. — Watching the Martians. — As the Great Napoleon Did. — To Conquer Another World. — Master Minds of the World. — A Novel Signal System. — Perpetual Night! — Terrific Cold Anticipated. — An Aerial Telegraph. — Magnificent Fireworks. — And the Earth Was Like a Globe. — Farewell To This Terrestrial Sphere.
6. 6.Chapter V. — An Uncanny Effect. — Danger Manifests Itself. — Struck By A Meteor! — Nearing the Moon. — The Mountains of Luna. — A Dead And Mangled World. — The Moon's Strange and Ghastly Surface in Full View of Man. — Like a Human Face. — The Resemblance Disappears. — The Moon Was Inhabited. — Burying the Dead. — A Gigantic Human Footprint. — Detailing the Marvellous Adventures of the Earth's Warriors in Unknown Worlds. — The Great Footprint. — Expeditions Over the Moon. — The Glowing Mountains. — A Gigantic String Of Diamonds. — A Mountain of Crystals. — A Wealth of Gems. — Jewels from the Moon. — More Evidences of Habitation. — Giants in Size. — Departing from the Moon.
7. 7.Chapter VI. — The Adventure With The Comet. — A Thrilling Story of an Encounter that Nearly Ended the Great Expedition. — In the Wake of the Comet. — Is This the End? — Giving Up All Hope. — A Flying Hell. — Saved on Ruin's Brink. — The Earth Again! — Thrilling Adventures Crowd Each Other In the Great War Upon Mars. — Unexpected Aid. — Over the Atlantic. — A Feeling of Shame. — A Short Stay on the Earth. — Mysterious Lights on Mars. — Greater Preparations Made. — Ten Miles A Second! — Drawing Near to Mars. — The Asteroid. — A Martian Appears! — The First Glimpse of the Horrible Inhabitants of the Red Planet. — Preparing to Land. — The Martians Recognize Us. — The Awful Heat Ray. — Another Ship Destroyed. — The Death-Dealing Martians Strike a Fearful Blow at the Earth's Warriors. — A Discouraging Beginning. — Vengeance the First Thing!
8. 8.Chapter VII. — Ready with the Disintegrator. — A Strategic Advance. — Another Attack. — The Battle Commences. — The Disintegrator's Power. — A Telling Stroke. — A Terrible Scene. — The Gigantic Martian. — His Frightened Aspect. — The Martian's Rage. — Shall We Kill Him? — One of the Bellicose Martians Falls Into the Hands of the Worldians. — The Unconscious Martian. — Exploring the Planet. — Men Without Weight. — Stepping Into Space. — A Reckless Experiment. — Edison Always Prepared. — Weight, Five and a Quarter Ounces. — The Golden Asteroid! — The Precious Metal Discovered. — An Incredible Phenomenon. — Whence Came the Treasure? — Visions of Mighty Fortunes. — A Martian Civil War! — Discovery That the Asteroid is a Solid Mass of Gold. — The Martian Safely Bound. — Reason for Astonishment. — Richer Than the Klondike. — The Martian's Treasure Box. — The Mysterious Pellets. — Artificial Atmosphere. — Signals from a Ship. — The Martians Are Coming.
9. 9.Chapter VIII. — Ready for the Enemy. — The Martians Cannot Stop. — The Martians Land. — A Speech from Their Leader. — Awed by the Disintegrator. — Martians and Terrestrians Fight a Terrible Battle. — The Martians Are Desperate. — A Ticklish Position. — The Electricians Lose Their Heads. — Saved! — A Curious Effect. — Hunting for the Enemy. — The Disintegrators' Awful Effect. — The Deserter's Return. — Jumping Into Empty Space. — A Delightful Experience. — Mars, the Death-Dealing Planet, at Length at Hand! — Interesting Experiments. — A Message to the Earth.
10. 10.Chapter IX. — All Aboard for Mars! — Difficulty in Starting. — Mars 6,000,000 Miles Away. — Learning the Martians' Language. — The Volapuk of Mars. — The Martian Speaks. — The Martian's Book. — The Prisoner Teaches. — Mars in Sight. — Mars Reached at Last—Thrilling Adventures. — Dense Clouds Appear. — The Martian Is Understood. — Cause for Anxiety. — A Hard Task Ahead. — The Martians a Mystery. — A Huge Airship. — More Stirring Adventures of Our Warriors Against Mars. — Escaping Danger. — Intimidated by the Enemy.
11. 11.Chapter X. — Gigantic Vegetation. — Mars Passes Below Us. — Completing the Circuit. — The Great Smoke Cloud. — Our Warriors Find the Martians to Be Foes Worth Fearing. — Mars Wears Its War Mask. — The Stifling Smoke. — A Wonderful System. — Attempts to Attack Baffled. — Examining the Smoke. — Strategic Measures Employed. — Accident to the Stores. — We Must Act Quickly. — A Plan Arranged. — The Smoke Must Be Shattered. — The Blow—And Its Effect. — A Terrible Encounter. — The Martians and Our Warriors Fight a Battle to the Death. — Penetrating the Cloud. — The Martians' Artificial Day. — Devastating Our Army.
12. 12.Chapter XI. — A Dash Into the Smoke. — Never Was Such a Conflict. — The Flagship Charmed! — Forced to Retreat. — Despair Seizes Us. — No Hope in Sight. — Formulating a "Last Hope." — Flank Movements. — Dropping to the Planet. — Landing On Mars. — An Experience On Mars. — The Great Planet Exhibits Its Wonders to Our Warriors. — Starting on our Travels. — An Alarming Encounter. — A Palace in View. — Taking Precautions. — A Monstrous Surprise. — Magnificent Music. — A Beautiful Girl!
13. 13.Chapter XII. — A Human Prisoner. — Martians Guarding Her. — The Girl Appeals to Us. — The Martians Are Killed. — The Girl Understands Us. — The Prisoner Is Rescued. — Beautiful Girl Prisoner. — Establishing the Identity of the Martians' Captive. — A New Food Supply. — Sunshine Again. — The Two Moons of Mars. — Rejoining the Fleet. — Caring for the Rescued Girl. — How Came She on Mars? — The Professor's Astonishing Statement. — Learning Her Language. — Preparing a Rendezvous.
14. 14.Chapter XIII. — On One of Mars' Moons. — The Ships are Moored. — Marvellous Discoveries. — The Martians Were the Builders of the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids. — A Great Phenomenon. — Lingual Difficulties Ahead. — The Professor Does His Best. — Aha, Professor Heidelberg! — Jealousy Crops Out. — A Tedious Language Lesson. — We Learn Her Name. — Aina Tells Her Story. — The Wonders of the Martians! — Aina's Wonderful Story. — The Martians' Beautiful Prisoner Recounts Her Marvellous Adventures. — An Ancient Martian Conquest. — Awaiting a Rescue. — Her Fortunate Escape. — A Question Settled. — Does Aina Hold the Secret?
15. 15.Chapter XIV. — She Has a Plan. — We Must Drown Them Out. — Mars Will Be Ours. — The Great Power House. — Ready for a Death Grapple. — Destroying The Martians. — With Aina's Aid Our Warriors Prepare an Awful Revenge on the Enemy. — Overcoming Their Precautions. — Looking for an Entrance. — The Disintegrator Again. — In the Great Power House. — The Magic Lever! — Surprised by the Enemy.
16. 16.Chapter XV. — The Grand Canal. — A Great Rush of Waters. — Escaping the Water. — Are We, Too, Destroyed? — Mars Is Ruined! — The Deluge On Mars. — How the Martians Met Their Doom Through Aina's Plans. — Waiting for the Flood. — Flooding Hundreds of Canals. — A Dreadful Scene. — The Flocking of the Airships. — Outwitting the Enemy. — A Thousand Martian Ships. — They Battle on in Earnest. — Victory Is Ours! — The Flood Advances. — Watching the Destruction.
17. 17.Chapter XVI. — The Giant Woman Drowned. — She, Like the Rest, a Prey to the Devouring Flood of the Canals. — Waiting for the Flood. — The Crest of the Waters. — Engulfing the City. — A Woman Forty Feet High! — Overtaken by the Flood. — Save the Woman from Ceres! — She, Like the Rest, Is Gone. — The Martians Not Discouraged. — A Parley with the Enemy. — A Nearer Sight of the Martians. — The Martians' Beautiful Women. — Something Learned About Them. — The Enemy Vanquished. — The Martians Succumb at Last, and Are at Our Mercy. — Aina Attacked by a Martian. — Swift Vengeance. — A Terrible Battle. — The Power of the Disintegrator. — No Pity for Our Foes.
18. 18.Chapter XVII. — The Emperor Survives. — The Emperor Our Prisoner. — We Dictate Terms. — We Show Mercy. — The Martians Submit. — Preparing to Return.
19. 19.Chapter XVIII. — (The End.)

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