Amazing Stories, Vol. 1, Number 1

by Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, G. Peyton Wertenbaker

Overview

"Amazing Stories" Vol. 1 Number 1 (April 1926) was a pulp magazine published by Experimenter Publishing Co. and edited by Hugo Gernsback. Periodical copyright not renewed. Individual contributions' copyrights not renewed. This magazine and its contents are now in the public domain. This is the first issue of the first science fiction magazine in history.

Featuring: "Off on a Comet" (Jules Verne; Parts 1 & 2), "The New Accelerator" (H. G. Wells), "The Man From the Atom" (G. Peyton Wertenbaker), "The Thing From-'Outside'" (George Allan England), "The Man Who Saved the Earth" (Austin Hall), and "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" (Edgar Allan Poe).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823136563
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	10/24/2022
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris