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Informationen zum Autor ENRIQUE GASPAR (1842 - 1902) was a Spanish diplomat and pioneer of social theater. YOLANDA MOLINA-GAVILÁN is a professor of Spanish at Eckerd College. ANDREA L. BELL is a professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at Hamline University. Molina-Gavilán and Bell are the coeditors of Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain. Klappentext H. G. Wells wasn't the only nineteenth-century writer to dream of a time machine. The Spanish playwright Enrique Gaspar published El anacron¿pete-He who flies against time-eight years before Wells's influential work appeared. The novel begins at the 1878 Paris Exposition! where Dr. Don Sindulfo unveils his new invention-which looks like a giant sailing vessel. Soon the doctor embarks on a voyage back in time! accompanied by a motley crew of French prostitutes and Spanish soldiers. The purpose of his expedition is to track down the imprisoned wife of a third-century Chinese emperor! believed to possess the secret to immortality. A classic tale of obsession! high adventure! and star-crossed love! The Time Ship includes intricately drawn illustrations from the original 1887 edition! and a critical introduction that argues persuasively for The Time Ship's historical importance to science fiction and world literature. Zusammenfassung Globe-trotting scientists pursue immortality and love in the world's first time machine
