by Mark Wicks
CONTENTS
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LIST OF PLATES AND MAPS xvii
NOTES ON THE MAPS AND CHARTS xix
THE SUN, MOON, AND PLANETS xxiii
(_Narrative by Wilfrid Poynders, Esq._)
CHAP. I. WE START ON A VERY LONG VOYAGE 25
II. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES--WHY WE DECIDED ON THE VOYAGE 35
III. WE APPROACH THE MOON--A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE 44
IV. CLOSE TO THE MOON--I GIVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IT 52
V. WE VIEW THE LUNAR SCENERY IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 63
VI. THE SCENERY OF THE MOON'S SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 78
VII. WE RESUME OUR VOYAGE--THE SUN AND THE SKY AS SEEN FROM SPACE 92
VIII. JOHN INSISTS ON GOING BACK AGAIN--A STRANGE, BUT AMUSING INCIDENT OCCURS 101
IX. A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DESTRUCTION--I GIVE SOME PARTICULARS ABOUT MARS AND MARTIAN DISCOVERY 113
X. THE DISCOVERY OF LINES UPON MARS--THE GREAT MARTIAN CONTROVERSY 128
XI. THE GREAT MARTIAN CONTROVERSY (_continued_) 139
XII. WE ARE MYSTERIOUSLY PREVENTED FROM APPROACHING MARS 155
XIII. WE ARRIVE ON MARS AND MEET WITH A STARTLING SURPRISE 162
XIV. I MAKE A MOST AMAZING DISCOVERY 166
XV. WHAT IS IN A NAME!--THE STORY OF MERNA 169
XVI. WE LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE POWERS OF THE MARTIANS 184
XVII. WE VISIT THE CANALS AND DISCOVER THEIR SECRET--MARTIAN VIEWS OF LIFE AND DEATH 194
XVIII. WE ATTEND A MARTIAN BANQUET 207
XIX. THE CHIEF OF THE MARTIAN COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF OUR WORLD AND MARS 212
XX. THE SECRET OF THE "CARETS"--THE SUN AS SEEN FROM MARS 224
XXI. OUR FIRST VIEW OF THE EARTH FROM MARS--A MARTIAN COURTSHIP 236
XXII. CELESTIAL PHENOMENA SEEN FROM MARS--M'ALLISTER RECEIVES A PRACTICAL LESSON IN GRAVITATION 242
XXIII. I HAVE A SERIOUS TALK WITH JOHN 253
XXIV. THE MARTIAN SEASONS 256
XXV. MANY THINGS SEEN UPON MARS--I RECEIVE SOME NEWS 264
XXVI. WE WITNESS SOME WONDERFUL AERIAL EVOLUTIONS AND LISTEN TO MARVELLOUS MUSIC 282
XXVII. A FAREWELL BANQUET AND A PAINFUL PARTING 293
XXVIII. LAST WORDS TO MY READERS 298
(_Addendum by John Yiewsley Claxton_)
XXIX. WHAT HAPPENED UPON OUR RETURN HOME--RESULTS OF THE MOST RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF MARS--PROFESSOR LOWELL'S IMPORTANT DISCOVERY 302