
audiobook
by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones, Ella Merchant
UNVEILING A PARALLEL. A Romance
Chapter 1. A REMARKABLE ACQUAINTANCE.
Chapter 2. A WOMAN.
Chapter 3. THE AURORAS’ ANNUAL.
Chapter 4. ELODIA.
Chapter 5. THE VAPORIZER.
Chapter 6. CUPID’S GARDENS.
Chapter 7. NEW FRIENDS.
Chapter 8. A TALK WITH ELODIA.
Chapter 9. JOURNEYING UPWARD.
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.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (267K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
May 26, 2013
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1846–1905
A little-known American novelist and essayist, this Iowa writer helped shape early feminist science fiction with a bold imagined world of gender and social reform. Her work moves between romance, travel writing, and sharp social ideas.
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Best known for co-writing the 1893 feminist science-fiction novel Unveiling a Parallel, she helped imagine one of the genre’s early visions of gender roles turned upside down. Her work remains a curious, important part of American speculative fiction history.
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