Cromie, Robert (1856–1907)
Northern Irish journalist (on the staff of the Northern Whig) and
author of A Plunge Through Space1 (1890) which passed
through many editions and laid the foundation for its author's fame as one
of the pioneers of the interplanetary novel. After a flight, using antigravity,
to Mars, the explorers come upon a utopian
civilization in which the population has achieved zero growth, workdays
are only two hours long, and the government is so perfect that there is
no need for politicians! Cromie wrote five other science fiction novels
and was hailed by Jules Verne as the best
British SF writer of his time; indeed Verne wrote a preface for the 2nd
edition of A Plunge Through Space.
Reference
- Cromie, Robert. A Plunge Through Space. London: Frederick Warne
(1890).
Related entry
• science fiction involving
extraterrestrials up to 1900
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