by Marian H
On Monday, the podcast returns for Season 3! I have quite a line-up planned, with plenty of variety, so stay tuned for that.
As a sneak peek – Monday’s episode features two French authors: Jules Verne and Albert Robida. Both authors wrote futuristic, coming-of-age novels set in the 20th century. I’ll talk about their predictions in the episode, but for now, check out these illustrations by Robida:
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| An air-yacht |
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| A floating casino |
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| A house in the clouds |
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| Dueling journalists |
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| Taking the tube |
great imagination, there… i don't know if you've ever read any Stanislaw Lem? his illustrator was Daniel Mroz and the above drawings remind me very much of his… Lem's drawings also bear a resemblance… Lem's books are wonderful: he's the writer who wrote Solaris, that they've made a couple of films of…
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Not yet, but I think he's on my list. I need to dedicate some reading time to 20th century sci fi!
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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