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The Steam Man of the Prairies at Wikisource 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 ]
Plans to produce it for $300 never went through, making this an example of an early development in steam power that was abandoned. [3] Nonetheless, inventions such as this one spurred interest in steam power, as exemplified by novels such as The Steam Man of the Prairies, and by many imitations and hoaxes that appeared as a result. [4]
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]
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.
Premiered in New York City, wide release on March 13, 1936 [311] March 4, 1936: Love on a Bet: Premiered in New York City, wide release on March 6, 1936 [312] March 6, 1936: The Farmer in the Dell: Premiered in New York City, wide release on March 27, 1936 [313] March 20, 1936: Silly Billies [314] April 3, 1936: Two in Revolt [315] April 17 ...
The Steam Man of the Prairies, Edward S. Ellis' mechanical man powered by steam (1868). Olympia in Act I of Jacques Offenbach 's The Tales of Hoffmann , based on the Hoffmann story (1881) A mechanical man run by electricity in Luis Senarens ' Frank Reade and his Electric Man (1885)
One of the earliest steampunk books set in America was The Steam Man of the Prairies by Edward S. Ellis. Recent examples include the TV show The Wild Wild West and the movie adaption Wild Wild West, the Italian comics about Magico Vento, [105] and Devon Monk's Dead Iron. [106]
Fred Dibnah was born on 28 April 1938. [3] He was the son of Frank and Betsy Dibnah (née Travis), [4] who were initially both employed at a bleach works.His mother later worked as a charwoman at a gas works. [5]