Pleiades Club—Telegraphers' Paradise on Planet Mars

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Pleiades Club—Telegraphers' Paradise on Planet Mars

by J. W. (Jeff W.) Hayes

EN·~2 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

PLEIADES CLUB Telegraphers’ Paradise on Planet Mars

0:18
2

DEDICATORY

1:36
3

PREFACE

0:41
4

CHAPTER I. ON THE PLANET MARS

6:55
5

CHAPTER II. FOURTH OF JULY ON PLANET MARS

8:37
6

CHAPTER III. DIXIE DAY ON PLANET MARS

7:51
7

CHAPTER IV. CHICAGO TAKES A HAND

6:39
8

CHAPTER V. PETER ROWE’S PROHIBITION SPEECH

6:57
9

CHAPTER VI. CALIFORNIA ELECTS A PRESIDENT

7:33
10

CHAPTER VII. ECHOES FROM GOTHAM

6:54

Description

A curious society of telegraph pioneers has taken up residence on the Red Planet, turning the barren landscape into a bustling hub of celebration and camaraderie. In the first gathering, members of the Pleiades Club honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with a grand dinner, their Morse clicks echoing like a chorus of cheerful fireflies. The scene blends earnest homage to Earth’s history with a playful, other‑worldly twist that feels both familiar and delightfully odd.

Beyond the ceremony, the narrative drifts into philosophical musings on eternity, weaving allegories about time, soul, and the boundless reach of human imagination. Colorful characters—song‑smith Aaron Hilliker, speech‑making Biff Cook, and other telegraph veterans—share anecdotes, music, and heartfelt toasts, creating a tapestry of humor and reflection. Listeners will be drawn into a world where the clang of the telegraph becomes a universal language, inviting contemplation of the past while marveling at an unexpected future on Mars.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (124K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by MFR, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2018-01-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

J. W. (Jeff W.) Hayes

J. W. (Jeff W.) Hayes

1853–1917

A telegraph pioneer turned imaginative writer, he mixed frontier experience, business know-how, and bold ideas about technology into stories of the American West and early speculative fiction.

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