The Tower of Destiny
| Author | : Joseph Mery |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2012-06-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1612271014 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781612271019 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (019 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tower of Destiny written by Joseph Mery and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Mery (1798-1866) was the nearest French equivalent to Edgar Allan Poe as a ground-breaking pioneer of speculative fiction. The title piece is a significant exercise in alternate history, in which Mery imagined that Napoleon's life took a different turn in Egypt in 1799. The Truth About Creation argues in a mock-serious manner that there is nothing supernatural about God's creation of the world.The Lunarians, inspired by the New York Sun's famous "moon hoax" of 1835, offers a colorful picture of a Selenite civilization. The Explorations of Victor Hummer describes the rediscovery of a mythical city in Egypt. What We Shall See outlines the Utopian prospects of future human progress and includes some striking imagery of a future Paris, also featured in the classic The Ruins of Paris.
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