A fishing trip on the planet Mars by F. H. Sidney
Le second voyage de Vasco da Gama à Calicut by J. Ph. Berjeau is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It likely examines Vasco da Gama’s second expedition to the Indian Ocean, focusing on navigation, encounters at Calicut on the Malabar Coast, and the early Portuguese effort to establish trade and naval power. A lone angler dozes by a stream, is suddenly drawn into the sky by a telescope-magnet, and
lands in a Martian laboratory. Welcomed by John Hopkins, a man missing from Earth for years, he tours a utopian Mars where English is the common tongue, a woman serves as president, and electricity powers everything—from wireless energy to humane “radio rifles.” They travel by airship and motor canoe along crystal canals, attend a lavish press luncheon, and go sport fishing amid abundant wildlife: giant trout, leaping salmon, flocks of passenger pigeons, and herds of tiny bison and dwarf moose bred through careful science. After a feast of trout and shellfish, the inventor sends him gently home. He awakens beside the river at sunset, realizing the marvelous visit was a dream. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sidney, F. H. (Frederic H.), 1875- |
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| Title | A fishing trip on the planet Mars |
| Original Publication | San Francisco: Overland Monthly, co., 1919. |
| Series Title | Produced from The Overland Monthly, May 1919. |
| Credits | Tom Trussel (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | American fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Fishing stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77464 |
| Release Date | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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