{"product_id":"melbourne-and-mars-joseph-fraser-9780987625397","title":"Melbourne and Mars: My Mysterious Life on Two Planets","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen editor Joseph Fraser is asked to publish the diaries of a local merchant, he can hardly believe what he is reading. Adam Jacobs has been leading a strange double life: split between the harsh struggles of colonial Melbourne, and the wonders of a technologically advanced, harmonious existence on Mars - where diminutive 'Martials' promenade along clean streets, travel in flying machines, and enjoy bountiful produce. Here nature is contained, and social order is complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1889, \u003cem\u003eMelbourne and Mars\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a fascinating early example of Australian science fiction and a utopian socialist manifesto. It dreams of a society without money, social disadvantage or crime; where free education, electricity, and everyday comforts are provided to all. As we astro-travel with the narrator between the opposing realities, the question emerges: how will Adam Jacobs reconcile his different worlds?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joseph Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098762539X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987625397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grattan Street Press, University of Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Joseph Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943596982527,"sku":"9780987625397","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_da270840-3b5e-43d6-95f1-9c4aa1fd95a3.jpg?v=1681498995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/melbourne-and-mars-joseph-fraser-9780987625397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}