The Feminine Future

The Feminine Future
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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9780486790237
ISBN-13 : 0486790231
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Book Synopsis The Feminine Future by : Michael Ashley

Download or read book The Feminine Future written by Michael Ashley and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring hard-to-find short stories published between 1873 and 1930, this original anthology spotlights a variety of important sci-fi pioneers, including Ethel Watts Mumford, Edith Nesbit, and Clare Winger Harris. Imaginative scenarios include a feminist society in another dimension, the east/west division of the United States with men and women on opposite sides, a man who converts himself into a cyborg, a drug that confers superhuman qualities, and many other curious situations. Editor Mike Ashley provides an informative introduction to the stories. Highlights include "When Time Turned" (1901), which centers on a grieving widower who contrives to relive his life backwards; "The Painter of Dead Women" (1910), the tale of a woman in thrall to a Svengali-like character who promises to preserve her beauty forever; "The Automaton Ear" (1876), in which an inventor struggles to create a machine to detect sounds from the distant past; "Ely's Automatic Housemaid" (1899), a lighthearted fable concerning a robot housemaid; and ten other captivating tales. Dover (2015) original publication. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com

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