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by: Jules Verne
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781438255583
ISBN: 1438255586
Label: CreateSpace
Manufacturer: CreateSpace
Number Of Pages: 30
Publication Date: July 14, 2008
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date: July 14, 2008
Sales Rank: 273215
Studio: CreateSpace
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The plot of 'In the Year 2889' is undeniably prophetic in both subject and tone. It portrays a day in the busy life of the managing editor of the world's largest newspaper in New York City (now called Centropolis). This narrative framework serves quite well as a stepping-stone for a detailed description of this entire future world, its technological advancements, its international relations, and its (ironically, still quite 19th-century) social mores.
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Rating: - Yesterday's tomorrow
The recent publication of the short story "In the Year 2889" (Wildside Press, 2006) is a welcome addition to the Jules Verne library. I read it first back in my early college days in the late sixties, and I have been hoping for a new edition of the text.
At 32 pages, it is a slim volume, but nonetheless significant. There is some question as to whether the story was actually penned by Jules Verne or might be, at least in part, the work of Verne's son Michel. The story is in keeping with ... Read More
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