Edison's Conquest of Mars

Cover......Page 1
Dedication......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 3
ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 4
INTRODUCTION......Page 5
\"LET US GO TO MARS\"......Page 9
I had myself been one of the occupants of the car of the flying Ship of Space on that night, when it silently left the earth, and, rising out of the great shadow of the globe, sped on to the moon.......Page 12
THE DISINTEGRATOR......Page 15
THE CONGRESS OF NATIONS......Page 20
TO CONQUER ANOTHER WORLD......Page 27
THE FOOTPRINT ON THE MOON......Page 31
\"Through this the meteor had passed, killing two or three men who stood in its course.\"......Page 33
\"As we thus approached I suddenly perceived, crowning the very apex of the lofty peak near the termination of the cape, the ruins of what appeared to be the ancient watch-tower.\"......Page 35
THE MONSTERS ON THE ASTEROID......Page 40
\"Back! Back!\" was the signal instantaneously flashed from the flag ship, and the members of the squadron sprang away from the little planet. But before we were out of reach a second tongue of death shot from the fearful engine, and another of our ships, with all its crew, was destroyed.......Page 46
A PLANET OF GOLD......Page 47
As we got near them a terrible scene unfolded itself. Two of the Martians were stretched headless upon the ground. Three others had suffered horrible injuries, and only one remained apparently unhurt.......Page 49
\"When we came to bind our prisoner with strong ropes we were more than ever impressed with his gigantic stature and strength. He might have been a match for twenty of us.\"......Page 51
\"THE MARTIANS ARE COMING!\"......Page 57
JOURNEY\'S END......Page 64
Actually, it was a book that the prisoner produced, and then he proceeded to teach us, as well as he could, several words of his language.......Page 66
When we arrived within a distance of three miles from the surface of Mars we suddenly perceived approaching from the eastward a large airship, which was navigating the Martian atmosphere at a height of perhaps half a mile above the ground.......Page 71
THE GREAT SMOKE BARRIER......Page 73
THE EARTH GIRL......Page 81
\"In the middle of the great floor, holding the instrument delicately poised, and still awaking its ravishing voice, stood a figure, the sight of which almost stopped my breath! It was a slender sylph of a girl! A girl of my own race; a human being here on Mars!\"......Page 86
RETREAT TO DEIMOS......Page 87
THERE WERE GIANTS IN THE EARTH......Page 94
\"Gentlemen,\" exclaimed the Professor, \"these mountains of rock that the Martians built are the Pyramids of Egypt. The gigantic statue of their leader is THE GREAT SPHINX!\"......Page 100
THE FLOOD GATES OF MARS......Page 103
VENGEANCE IS OURS......Page 109
THE WOMAN FROM CERES......Page 115
\"Suddenly there was a discharge into the room which I knew came from one of the disintegrators of the electrical ships. It swept through the crowded throng like a destroying blast. It was a panic of giants!\"......Page 120
THE FEARFUL OATHS OF COLONEL SMITH......Page 122
THE GREAT OVATION......Page 126
Non-Fiction: Magazine Articles......Page 128
Non-Fiction: Books, Pamphlets, Etc.......Page 129
Fiction......Page 131