
audiobook
by Niels Meyn, August Klingsey
FØRSTE KAPITEL. Planen.
ANDET KAPITEL. Forberedelserne.
TREDIE KAPITEL. En Passager i sidste Øjeblik.
FJERDE KAPITEL. Gennem Verdensrummet!
FEMTE KAPITEL. Mars.
SJETTE KAPITEL. Professoren faar sin Teori bevist.
SYVENDE KAPITEL. I rette Tid.
OTTENDE KAPITEL. Fauna og Flora.
NIENDE KAPITEL. En Udflugt. – Byen.
TIENDE KAPITEL. Fanget og indespærret.
A brilliant but wildly audacious scheme is laid out in a cramped conference room, where a renowned astronomer rallies a motley crew of an English‑born civil engineer, a charismatic naval lieutenant, and a sharp‑eyed medical doctor. Their personalities clash as much as their ideas, yet each is drawn to the tantalizing prospect of reaching the Red Planet aboard a massive airship—a notion that feels half‑madness, half‑genius.
The professor’s theory hinges on an invisible electrical current linking Earth and Mars, a force he believes can be harnessed by a specially weighted craft. As the team wrestles with complex calculations and the practicalities of flight, the conversation crackles with wit, skepticism, and the thrill of pioneering science. Listeners are invited into the restless excitement of an era where imagination and emerging technology collide, setting the stage for a daring venture that could reshape humanity’s view of the heavens.
Language
da
Duration
~3 hours (211K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Aug 13, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1891–1957
A prolific Danish storyteller, he wrote adventurous fiction for children and adults alike, moving easily between crime, science fiction, animal tales, and nonfiction. He published at remarkable speed and under many pen names, building a huge body of popular work.
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Best known for lively Danish boys' books from the 1910s and 1920s, this writer brought adventure, scouting, and youthful energy into his stories. He also wrote under the name August Klingsey while working professionally outside literature.
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