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A Race with the Sun
A rip-roaring and frankly slightly bonkers tale of derring-do from the 1890s. Scientist and inventor Paul Gilchrist finds himself embroiled in a devilish plot devised by "fiends in human shape", culminating in a breathtaking race against time for his very survival...
From the co-authors of Stories from the Diary of a Doctor.
From the co-authors of Stories from the Diary of a Doctor.
- GenresMystery
Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1897
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L.T. Meade
368 books53 followersMrs. L.T. Meade (Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Toulmin Smith), was a prolific children's author of Anglo Irish extraction. Born in 1844, Meade was the eldest daughter of a Protestant clergyman, whose church was in County Cork. Moving from Ireland to London as a young woman, after the death of her mother, she studied in the Reading Room of the British Museum in preparation for her intended career as a writer, before marrying Alfred Toulmin Smith in September 1879.
The author of close to 300 books, Meade wrote in many genres, but is best known for her girls' school stories. She was one of the editors of the girls' magazine, Atalanta from 1887-93, and was active in women's issues. She died in 1914.
The author of close to 300 books, Meade wrote in many genres, but is best known for her girls' school stories. She was one of the editors of the girls' magazine, Atalanta from 1887-93, and was active in women's issues. She died in 1914.
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February 20, 2024
I find this adventure story an improbable but interesting adventure.
Although the scientist is intelligent, he is also gullible, and offers to meet to exchange scientific secrets as to the creation of a new explosive device.
The way the villains plan to kill him reminds me of conversations I had with my dad about adventure stories he liked as a youth. He said that the villains always planned elaborate ways to kill the hero with machinery and what-not, but in reality, that only allowed the hero enough time to escape the trap.
He (my dad, not the heroes) said that once he listened to a superhero story on the radio, wondering, as usual, how the hero would escape this time ... but he didn't. The hero died and that was the end of the series. I can't imagine doing that to little kids.
But I won't tell you whether this hero-scientist escapes the evil trap he's in - tied to a plank below a floating hot air balloon with a bomb dangling beneath him that will explode when the sun comes up.
Although the scientist is intelligent, he is also gullible, and offers to meet to exchange scientific secrets as to the creation of a new explosive device.
The way the villains plan to kill him reminds me of conversations I had with my dad about adventure stories he liked as a youth. He said that the villains always planned elaborate ways to kill the hero with machinery and what-not, but in reality, that only allowed the hero enough time to escape the trap.
He (my dad, not the heroes) said that once he listened to a superhero story on the radio, wondering, as usual, how the hero would escape this time ... but he didn't. The hero died and that was the end of the series. I can't imagine doing that to little kids.
But I won't tell you whether this hero-scientist escapes the evil trap he's in - tied to a plank below a floating hot air balloon with a bomb dangling beneath him that will explode when the sun comes up.
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