Overview
Gathered here for the first time are Miles J. Breuers first publication, The Man with the Strange Head; his neglected dystopian novel Paradise and Iron (appearing here in book form for the first time); stories such as Gostak and the Doshes and Mechanocracy; and Breuers essay The Future of Scientifiction, one of the early critical statements of the genre. Also included are some of the authors letters from the Discussions column of Amazing Stories. Much of what we know as science fiction saw the light--and found its themes, styles, and modes--in the science fiction magazines of the early twentieth century. It was in these magazines in the 1920s and 1930s that Breuer often led the way. Breuer himself found his inspiration in the work of H. G. Wells and in turn influenced science fiction masters from Jack Williamson to Robert A. Heinlein. The Man with the Strange Head and Other Early Science Fiction Stories collects the best work of this pioneer of the genre.
Full Product Details
Author: Miles J. Breuer ,
Michael R. Page
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Imprint: Bison Books
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.617kg
ISBN: 9780803215870
ISBN 10: 0803215878
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 01 October 2008
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
I'm happy to see Breuer rediscovered. He was a pioneer of American science fiction. the late Jack Williamson, author of The Humanoids I have a great admiration for the writing pioneers who opened the territory for the rest of us, and Miles J. Breuer was one of the most important. I'll always think of him along with Jack Williamson, who welcomed me into the group and collaborated with me, as Breuer collaborated with him. As Heinlein urged, 'Pay it forward.' But we also have to pay it back. James Gunn, author of The Listeners
""Im happy to see Breuer rediscovered. He was a pioneer of American science fiction. the late Jack Williamson, author of The Humanoids ""I have a great admiration for the writing pioneers who opened the territory for the rest of us, and Miles J. Breuer was one of the most important. Ill always think of him along with Jack Williamson, who welcomed me into the group and collaborated with me, as Breuer collaborated with him. As Heinlein urged, Pay it forward. But we also have to pay it back. James Gunn, author of The Listeners
Im happy to see Breuer rediscovered. He was a pioneer of American science fiction. the late Jack Williamson, author of The Humanoids I have a great admiration for the writing pioneers who opened the territory for the rest of us, and Miles J. Breuer was one of the most important. Ill always think of him along with Jack Williamson, who welcomed me into the group and collaborated with me, as Breuer collaborated with him. As Heinlein urged, Pay it forward. But we also have to pay it back. James Gunn, author of The Listeners
Author Information
Miles J. Breuer (1889–1945) was a prominent physician in Lincoln, Nebraska, and a pioneer writer of science fiction for magazines in the 1920s and 1930s. Michael R. Page received his PhD in English from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He teaches courses in nineteenth-century British literature and in science fiction and his work has appeared in scholarly journals.
