nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'Those who yearn for the Good Old Days are bound to like it. Lovecraft as ranking among "the top grade of writers," and her dystopian political and social satire continues to captivate modern readers.ĭover (2014) republication of the edition published by Polaris Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1952.īook Description Taschenbuch. Author Francis Stevens-actually Gertrude Bennett, a pioneer of science fiction and fantasy-was praised by H. Loaded with action and humor, the imaginative extravaganza anticipates the work of Philip K. This 1919 classic was the first alternate-world fantasy. The time-travelers emerge into Philadelphia's brutal totalitarian state, where the city hall is a temple, a statue of William Penn is worshipped as an idol, and the citizens are crushed under the religious tyranny of the Penn Service and its Superlatives. Once inhaled, however, the dust exhibits extraordinary powers, transporting a trio of adventurers from the early twentieth century to the year 2118. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ĭapped by a silver figure of Cerberus, the three-headed hound that guards the gates of Hell, an ancient glass vial contains ordinary-looking dust. Her shorter works have been collected as The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy. Her other novels include The Citadel of Fear and Claimed. She wrote primarily for The Argosy and All-Story, but also appeared in Weird Tales and elsewhere. One of the genuine classics of early pulp science fiction.įrancis Stevens was a pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1883-1948), the first woman to be a major contributor of fantastic fiction to the pulp magazines. For anyone, it is still an exciting melodrama filled with striking images and vivid characters. For readers actually familiar with the Quaker City, there is the added pleasure of seeing an eerily recognizable rendition of the past (1918) projected into a strange future. not dated writing and is never likely to be it's lucid, didactic, analytical, and above all, zestful." -Damon Knight, In Search of Wonderįirst published in the fabulously rare pulp magazine The Thrill Book in 1919, this masterful blend of time-travel fantasy, alternate realities, and social satire propels early 20th century characters into the Philadelphia of the year 2118, in which the city is an isolated dystopia run by a corrupt oligarchy, the Liberty Bell has been transformed into a disintegration machine, and William Penn is worshiped as a god. Those who insist on the close reasoning and satirical wit of modern science fiction will find surprising amounts of both here and if, like myself, you have a foot in both camps, you're sure to be delighted by this connoisseur's blend of the quaint and the ageless.
"Those who yearn for the Good Old Days are bound to like it.
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