A Columbus of Space

By: Serviss, Garrett P.

Book Excerptways night."I was surprised by his exhibition of astronomic lore, for I had never known that he had given any attention to the subject, but a minute later the incident was forgotten as Edmund suddenly pushed us back from the window and closed the shutter."Going down again so soon?" asked Jack.Edmund smiled. "Going," he said simply, and put his hand to one of the knobs. Immediately we felt ourselves moving very slowly."That's right, Edmund," put in Jack again, "let us down easy; I don't like bumps."We expected at each instant to feel the car touch the cradle in which it had evidently rested, but never were three mortals so mistaken. What really did happen can better be described in the words of Will Church, who, you will remember, had disappeared at the beginning of our singular adventure. I got the account from him long afterwards. He had written it out carefully and put it away in a safe, as a sort of historic document. Here is Church's narrative, omitting the introducRead More

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798706375737
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"