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The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis was the first U.S. science fiction dime novel [1] and archetype of the Frank Reade series. It is one of the earliest examples of the so-called " Edisonade " genre. [ 2 ]
Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author. [1] [2]Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articles [3] that he produced by his name and by a number of pen names.
Frank Reade was the protagonist of a series of dime novels published primarily for boys. [1] [2] The first novel, Frank Reade and His Steam Man of the Plains, an imitation of Edward Ellis's The Steam Man of the Prairies (1868), was written by Harry Enton and serialized in the Frank Tousey juvenile magazine Boys of New York, February 28 through April 24, 1876. [3]
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The earliest example of the genre as expressed in young adult fiction is considered to be "The Steam Man of the Prairies" by Edward S. Ellis (1868), featuring fictional inventor Johnny Brainerd. [4] The Frank Reade series first appeared in 1876, written by Harold Cohen (1854–1927) under the pseudonyms Harry Enton and "Noname." The first was ...
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"The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down" (originally published in The Long Ones) (1999) "Veil's Visit" (a Hap and Leonard short story co-written with Andrew Vachss) (originally published in Veil's Visit: A Taste of Hap and Leonard) (2001) "Way Down There" (first publication)
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