The Time Ship: A Chrononautical Journey

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The Time Ship: A Chrononautical Journey

Author:	Enrique Gaspar
Publisher:	Wesleyan University Press, 2012 Original Spanish publication, 1887
Series:	Early Classics of Science Fiction: Book 25
2. The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction 3. Lumen 4. The Last Man 5. The Yellow Wave 6. Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain 8. Caesar's Column 9. Star Maker 10. The Moon Pool 11. H. G. Wells: Traversing Time 12. Subterranean Worlds 15. The Centenarian: or, The Two Beringhelds 16. Star Begotten 17. The Coming Race 19. Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction 20. The Black Mirror and Other Stories 21. The Fire in the Stone: Prehistoric Fiction from Charles Darwin to Jean M. Auel 22. Imagining Mars 23. The Emergence of Latin American Science Fiction 24. Three Science Fiction Novellas 25. The Time Ship 26. We Modern People: Science Fiction and the Making of Russian Modernity 29. Vintage Visions 31. Castaway Tales 32. Sisters of Tomorrow 33. Celestial Empire
Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Science-Fiction
Sub-Genre Tags:	Time Travel Light/Humorous SF
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Synopsis

H. G. Wells wasn't the only nineteenth-century writer to dream of a time machine. The Spanish playwright Enrique Gaspar published El anacronópete--"He who flies against time"--eight years before Wells's influential work appeared.

The novel begins at the 1878 Paris Exposition, where Dr. Don Sindulfo unveils his new invention--which looks like a giant sailing vessel. Soon the doctor embarks on a voyage back in time, accompanied by a motley crew of French prostitutes and Spanish soldiers. The purpose of his expedition is to track down the imprisoned wife of a third-century Chinese emperor, believed to possess the secret to immortality.

A classic tale of obsession, high adventure, and star-crossed love, The Time Ship includes intricately drawn illustrations from the original 1887 edition, and a critical introduction that argues persuasively for The Time Ship's historical importance to science fiction and world literature.