Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance

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Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance

by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones, Ella Merchant

EN·~4 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

UNVEILING A PARALLEL. A Romance

0:06
2

Chapter 1. A REMARKABLE ACQUAINTANCE.

23:07
3

Chapter 2. A WOMAN.

30:58
4

Chapter 3. THE AURORAS’ ANNUAL.

28:34
5

Chapter 4. ELODIA.

18:26
6

Chapter 5. THE VAPORIZER.

17:28
7

Chapter 6. CUPID’S GARDENS.

23:04
8

Chapter 7. NEW FRIENDS.

10:24
9

Chapter 8. A TALK WITH ELODIA.

33:36
10

Chapter 9. JOURNEYING UPWARD.

31:19

Description

A daring explorer arrives on a surprisingly pink‑hued Mars, where the landscape unfolds with lush trees, fragrant blossoms, and a city of elegant stone. The moment the narrator touches down, a welcoming band of brilliant astronomers greets the newcomer, their curiosity tempered by courteous grace. Though language is foreign, the warmth of their gestures and the sharing of a sweet, juicy fruit convey an instant, heartfelt connection.

Guided by the attentive Severnius, the visitor is led through a meticulously designed park and toward a dazzling white mansion, each step revealing the planet’s refined beauty and the inhabitants’ cultured poise. The narrator’s senses awaken to a world that feels both alien and intimately familiar, hinting at a bond that could blossom beyond mere friendship. Listeners will be drawn into this early chapter of wonder, anticipation, and the promise of an extraordinary romance blooming on an unexpected world.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (267K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2013-05-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

AI

Alice Ilgenfritz Jones

1846–1905

Best remembered as the co-author of the 1893 feminist utopian novel Unveiling a Parallel, this American writer also published Gothic, historical, and regional fiction. Her work ranges from sharp social imagination to richly atmospheric storytelling set in the American South and the early frontier.

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Ella Merchant

Ella Merchant

Best known for the 1893 feminist science-fiction novel Unveiling a Parallel, this Iowa writer and newspaper publisher helped imagine a society that flipped the gender rules of her day. Her work still stands out for its bold social ideas and unusually early speculative vision.

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