Ralph 124C 41+
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1925 first book editionSubtitled
A Romance of the Year 2660
First publication
1911–1912 in Modern Electrics magazine
First publication in book form
1925
Literature form
Novel
Genres
Science fiction
Writing language
English
Author's country
United States
Length
Approx. 48,000 words
Notable lines
As the vibrations died down in the laboratory the big man arose from the glass chair and viewed the complicated apparatus on the table. It was complete to the last detail. He glanced at the calendar. It was September 1st in the year 2660. Tomorrow was to be a big and busy day for him, for it was to witness the final phase of the three-year experiment. He yawned and stretched himself to his full height, revealing a physique much larger than that of the average man of his times and approaching that of the huge Martians.
— First lines
To him, but one thing mattered. He knew that unless he could have Alice life itself would not matter to him.
"Dearest," she said, "I have just found out what your name really means."
Ralph twined a little tendril of her hair around one of his fingers.
Yes?" he asked with a quizzical smile.
"Well, you see," and the lovely color deepened to rose, "your name is going to be my name now, so I keep saying it over to myself—"
"My darling
ONE TO FORESEE FOR ONE!"
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— Last lines
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