They don't write them like that any more

[wombat_socho]

For which we should all be duly thankful. I was fortunate enough to inherit some of my father's books, and spent quite a bit of time with the High School Boys, Mark Tidd, and even some of the original Tom Swift and Horatio Alger books when I was growing up. So I thought Garrett P. Serviss' Edison's Conquest of Mars wouldn't be any worse than those

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[huladavid]

I've read that (all part of researching my "steam western"), and rather enjoyed the overblown style. There was a passage I especially like (in a non overblown way) where Serviss describes the flotillas from Germany, England,France, etc steaming on their way to the U.S.

Not very related, have you seen the Call of Cathulu movie done by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society*? It's done as a correct to the period silent , and is pretty cool.

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*I listen regularly to their podcast.

[wombat_socho]

It's funny, I don't mind the same writing technique when Lovecraft uses it, but in this case it just drove me nuts, and I think it had a lot to do with the fact that it made the action scenes just draaaaaag.

I think I have seen that movie, now that you mention it. I've also been subjected to their musical, Shoggoth On The Roof, which at first I mistook for Fiddler On The Roof. I was distracted by conversation at the time...that's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Anyway, the HPLHS has another short movie coming out soon, which you're probably already aware of.

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[anonymous]

You mean to tell me you've never heard of The Prestige?

[wombat_socho]

I've heard of it, anonymouse, but I'm not familiar with it.