author
Luis Senarens
1863–1939
A prolific New York dime novelist, he helped turn late-19th-century adventure fiction toward gadgets, robots, airships, and other futuristic thrills. His fast-paced stories made him famous enough to be nicknamed “the American Jules Verne.”
18 Audiobooks
Frank Reade Jr. and His Engine of the Clouds Or, Chased Around the World in the Sky
by Luis Senarens
The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search.
by Luis Senarens
The Sunken Isthmus; or, Frank Reade, Jr., in the Yucatan Channel.
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr.'s Search for the Silver Whale Or, Under the Ocean in the Electric "Dolphin"
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., with his new steam horse in the great American desert or, The sandy trail of death
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade and His Steam Horse
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., and his new steam man; or, the young inventor's trip to the far west
by Luis Senarens
From Zone to Zone Or, The Wonderful Trip of Frank Reade, Jr., with His Latest Air-Ship
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., With His New Steam Man in Central America
by Luis Senarens
Frank Reade, Jr., Fighting the Terror of the Coast
by Luis Senarens
About the author
Born in New York City on April 24, 1863, and raised in Brooklyn in a Cuban-American family, Luis Philip Senarens became one of the busiest writers in the dime-novel era. He wrote under many pen names and built a reputation for high-energy adventure stories aimed at young readers.
He is best remembered for developing the Frank Reade Jr. and Jack Wright series, tales packed with inventions, mechanical marvels, and bold rescues. Those stories helped popularize an early strain of science fiction sometimes called the Edisonade, where clever young inventors use new technology to explore the world and outwit danger.
Senarens died in New York City on December 26, 1939. Though dime novels were often treated as disposable entertainment, his work has lasted as an important link between 19th-century popular fiction and the science-fiction adventures that followed.