A fishing trip on the planet Mars

Description

Le second voyage de Vasco da Gama à Calicut by J. Ph. Berjeau is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. It likely examines Vasco da Gama’s second expedition to the Indian Ocean, focusing on navigation, encounters at Calicut on the Malabar Coast, and the early Portuguese effort to establish trade and naval power. A lone angler dozes by a stream, is suddenly drawn into the sky by a telescope-magnet, and lands in a Martian laboratory. Welcomed by John Hopkins, a man missing from Earth for years, he tours a utopian Mars where English is the common tongue, a woman serves as president, and electricity powers everything—from wireless energy to humane “radio rifles.” They travel by airship and motor canoe along crystal canals, attend a lavish press luncheon, and go sport fishing amid abundant wildlife: giant trout, leaping salmon, flocks of passenger pigeons, and herds of tiny bison and dwarf moose bred through careful science. After a feast of trout and shellfish, the inventor sends him gently home. He awakens beside the river at sunset, realizing the marvelous visit was a dream. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Short stories
• American fiction -- 20th century
• Fishing stories
• PS