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Books in the Science Fiction genre:

The Master Key (1901)

When Rob strikes the Master Key, the demon of electricity appears to ply him with wondrous electrical inventions. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): Fanny Y. Cory

From the Earth to the Moon … And a Trip Round It (1920)

A projectile fired from a gun takes these adventurers to the moon and back. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Henry Cruse Murphy, Jr.

Den hemmelighedsfulde Ø (1923)

Prisoners of war held by the Union forces escape in a balloon and are blown out over the Pacific Ocean before crashing near a desert island. Interior illustrations by Tenggren.... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Et al

Det rullende Hus (1923)

The steam house is an iron elephant that runs on steam. Includes The Demon of Cawnpore and Tigers and Traitors. Interior illustrations and possibly cover by Tenggren.... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Et al

En Verdensomsejling under Havet (1923)

Captain Nemo, the terror of the seas wreaks havoc among the shipping in the Nautilus. Danish translation, interior black and white illustrations by Tenggren, and likely the cover as well.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Et al

Kaptajn Grants Born (1923)

Lord Glenarvan undertakes to circumnavigate the world at the 37th parallel in an attempt to locate Captain Grant of the Duncan. The former quartermaster of the Duncan later turns up in The Mysterious Island. Interior illustrations and possibly cover ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Et al

Rejsen til Maanen (1923)

Propelled from an enormous gun by a charge of gun cotton, a space capsule is hurled towards the moon. Interior illustrations by Tenggren.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren
Et al

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1925)

The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge.

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): William James Aylward

Doctor Dolittle’s Garden (1927)

Doctor Dolittle continues his researches into the lives of animals and learns the languages of insects. He is visited by a giant moth and embarks on a journey to the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

Doctor Dolittle in the Moon (1928)

Doctor Dolittle extends his researches to the language of plants when he meets the wonderful inhabitants of the moon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

The Omnibus Jules Verne (1931)

Includes Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, The Blockade Runners and From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Doctor Dolittle’s Return (1933)

Doctor Dolittle makes his triumphant return from his visit to the moon.

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Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

The Peacemaker (1934)

A frustrated school master invents a ray that interrupts magnetic fields at a distance and attempts to force Britain to disarm.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): None

The Peacemaker (1934)

A frustrated school master invents a ray that interrupts magnetic fields at a distance and attempts to force Britain to disarm.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): None

Out of the Silent Planet (1943)

While on a walking tour Professor Ransom is shanghaied on an interplanetary voyage to Mars where he learns that his conception of the how the world is organized is very far from the truth. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Perelandra: A Novel (1944)

Professor Ransom is summoned to Venus where he witnesses - and takes part in - a re-enactment of the temptation in the Garden of Eden. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Skyrocket (1946)

Roger stows away for a trip around the world on the mail rocket.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1946)

The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Space Ship Under the Apple Tree (1952)

Eddie is visiting his grandmother’s farm when a space ship lands in the apple orchard. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Children’s Hour Volume 16 (1953)

A collection of short science fiction. and the various indexes to the set.

Read online at archive.org

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