'' Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet'' is a short
novel
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
by
Hugh MacColl
Hugh MacColl (before April 1885 spelled as Hugh McColl; 1831–1909) was a Scottish mathematician, logician and novelist.
Life
MacColl was the youngest son of a poor Highland family that was at least partly Gaelic-speaking. Hugh's father died w ...
. It was first published in English in 1889.
This novel is now out of print.
The novel deals with a journey to Mars in a flying machine and describes the history and customs of the Martians, depicting a scientifically advanced utopian society.
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References
1889 British novels
1889 science fiction novels
British science fiction novels
Space exploration novels
Novels set on Mars
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