Fiction Collection (page 16)

Naval Combat (Fiction)
The British navy destroys a German destroyer - illustration to a fiction story based on real-life naval events

Ballet Offenbach 1892
Scene from the Ballet de la Neige, in Offenbachs La Voyage dans la Lune

The mechanist tries to use his wings to fly. A scene from Samuel Johnsons novella, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Earthmen Beware / Scistory
Earthman, Beware by Poul Anderson Flying saucers attack New York

Sci Wonder Stories / 1930
The Vapor Intelligence (Jack Barnette) The invading foe from out of space

Romance - Glorious Apolo
GLORIOUS APOLLO by E Barrington - tremendous story of Lord Byrons life and loves

Mystery - Lady of Night
LADY OF THE NIGHT by Sidney Horler... the Riviera expresses minister to wealth and the great ones of the Earth

Mystery - No other Tiger
NO OTHER TIGER by A E W Mason... Fantastic things may happen to anyone

Apparition and Table
Many ghosts act as though aware of their surroundings but this apparition is an exception, walking through a table as though it isn t there

MOTHER KNOWSBEST
Edna Ferbers book deals with the vicissitudes of a womans career on Broadway : this edition is illustrated with scenes from the silent movie starring Madge Bellamy

Elixir of Hate
Illustration for The elixir of hate by George Allan England (first published in 1911)

HAMLETs FATHERs GHOST
The ghost of Hamlets father appears on the battlements of Elsinore and alarms the sentries

JULES VERNE (1877)
JULES VERNE French science fiction writer, in 1877

Jules Verne (Caron)
JULES VERNE French science fiction writer, in 1902

Ghost of Geraldine
The vision of the fair Geraldine

Science Island
SCIENCE ISLAND (Eando Binder) A cold-blooded Scientific Napoleon with the Brain of a Genius and a Body of Metal threatens to Dominate Mankind

Trip to Mars - 2
A TRIP TO MARS (Fenton Ash) The travellers from Earth are welcomed by the inhabitants of Mars - but there is trouble in store for them

Restif - Title Page
LA DECOUVERTE AUSTRALE PAR UN HOMME VOLANT (= Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere by a Flying-Man) by Nicolas Restif de la Bretonne : one of the science-fiction classics

Restif - Giants
Flying-man Hermantin with the Megapatagons - giants of Patagonia, South America - encountered during their aerial explorations

Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects

Imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed

THE INVADERS (Don A Stuart) The Tharoos restrain an Earthman while they examine the Earthwoman

microcosmic Buccaneers
MICROCOSMIC BUCCANEERS (Harl Vincent) Two Earthmen watch the landing of an alien spacecraft - the occupants seem well-meaning enough, giving a friendly wave

Don Quixote dreaming of knightly exploits -- to dream the impossible dream!

Christian Huygens, Dutch scientist
Christian (or Christiaan) Huygens, Dutch mathematician, physicist, horologist and astronomer, notable for his contributions to telescopes and to the nature of light

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza beaten
A scene from Cervantes novel Don Quixote -- the hero and his squire Sancho Panza have been beaten

Futuristic aerial cab station
A futuristic aerial cab station named simply Aero-Cabs

Futuristic day out in the country
A futuristic day out in the country -- a couple fly over a picturesque landscape

Futuristic aerial regatta
A futuristic aerial regatta, with an amazed crowd gazing up at an array of flying machines

Futuristic airborne postman
A futuristic airborne postman hands the mail to a man leaning over a balcony

Futuristic street scene in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris
A futuristic street scene in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris, with people travelling about in flying machines

Aeroplane pilot dropping in for a drink
An aeroplane pilot dropping in for a drink -- one for the road

Futuristic airbus from Paris to Bordeaux
People travelling on the futuristic Paris to Bordeaux airbus

Futuristic airbus in Paris
A futuristic airbus in Paris, with aerofoils and bat-like wings. Pilot, drop me off at the Louvre !

Futuristic aerial battle
A futuristic aerial battle between aeroplanes and balloon-like flying objects

Futuristic aerial excursion
People leaving home from their balcony for a futuristic aerial excursion in a carriage-like vehicle hanging from a balloon

Ufos / Abductions
(fiction) Human couple abducted by aliens (scene from Don A Stuarts The Invaders )

Cent Mille Lieues
CENT MILLE LIEUES DANS LES AIRS (comte Henry de la Vaulx) : a French flying machine attacks a troop of hostile African natives on camels

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