THE INHABITANTS OF MARS: THEIR MANNERS AND ADVANCEMENT IN CIVILIZATION AND THEIR OPINION OF US (1895) – I shortened the title for this blog post heading. This novel was written by Willis Mitchell, who called himself a professor but never elaborated.
Willis served as the narrator, who interviewed a man given the pseudonym Mr. Ego. That man says he has traveled psychically or in astral form to Mars and can provide a detailed account of Mars, which even had its own version of Jesus.
NOTE: Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog may remember that as odd as that sounds, it is NOT the only example of 1800s science fiction that includes a Martian Jesus.
Mr. Ego describes Mars as having similar topography to Earth but with a reddish tint. There are no canals, he informs Mitchell. When the Martians need water, they aim electronic vibrating devices into the sky, thus causing rain to fall. Continue reading
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