An Inhabitant of the Planet Mars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781934543450)

What if a meteorite dug up by a Colorado oil prospector turned out to contain a mummified body believed to originate on Mars? Initially written in 1864 as a hoax by the science correspondent of a French newspaper, An Inhabitant of the Planet Mars immediately caught the attention of Jules Verne's publisher who released it in an expanded book version. Henri de Parville, a renowned 19th century scientific journalist, broke new ground regarding the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. By keeping his straightforward narrative to a minimum, he achieved a striking combination of quasi-non-fiction and speculative ambition, developing a theory of life and the universe that was remarkably ahead of his time.

Author: Henri De Parville
ISBN-10: 1934543454
ISBN-13: 9781934543450
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2008
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d