"From The London Times of", The Author Mark Twains dabbles in ScienceFiction, talking about a fictional Telectroscope, a fictional device invented by the year, which would allow a person to send information, images and other amazing things through the use of the already widespread telephone wires.
In effect, he predicted the invention of the Internet, albeit being off by a few decades, Short and sweet and it works in the steampunk category : but is it really a novel Does it stand alone It's the only one of thein a pack of steampunk novels that I read! And I read it all in one night in one sitting! Interesting.
Someone had previously noted that the "elelectrocope" was a precursor to the internet, I thought it more resembled a cellphone, Whatever, though, it, was written overyears ago!!! Just tells me that no matter how outlandish an idea might be, it may still come to pass.
Remarkable turn of the century sci fi short story that more or less predicted the Internet, Can't imagine why this is not more famous, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist, He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, called the Great American Novel, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, He apprenticed with a printer, He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orions newspaper, After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion, He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism, While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, The Celebrat Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.
He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, He apprenticed with a printer, He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper, After toiling as a printer in various cities, he became a master riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion, He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism, While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention.
His travelogues were also well received, Twain had found his calling, He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker, His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty, However, he lacked financial acumen, Though he made a great deal of money from
his writings and lectures, he squandered it on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy.
With the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers, however, he eventually overcame his financial troubles, Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his bankruptcy had relieved him of the legal responsibility.
Born during a visit by Halley's Comet, he died on its return, He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age", and sitelink William Faulkner called Twain "the father of American literature", Excerpted from sitelink Wikipedia, AKA: sitelink Μαρκ Τουαίν Greek sitelink,