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<i>The Rise and Fall of Free Speech in America</i> was D.W. Griffith's first response to the attacks made on <i>The Birth of a Nation</i>. In it he played on the 'intolerance' of those who would not permit him freedom of speech in his films. This view on intolerance led directly to the creation of the film of the same name. Summary by The University of Exeter.

2Honeymoon in Space

By George Griffith

Miss Lilla Zaidie Rennick is on a trans-Atlantic trip to England, she is supposed to marry Marquis of Byfleet, son of the Duke of Duncaster in a month's time. But her plans are about to change when Lord Redgrave comes along side in the Astronef, a man whom she has not seen for two years. (Ann Boulais)

3Angel of the Revolution

By George Griffith

The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror (1893) is a science fiction novel by English writer George Griffith. It was his first published novel and remains his most famous work. It was first published in Pearson's Weekly and was prompted by the success of The Great War of 1892 in Black and White magazine, which was itself inspired by The Battle of Dorking.<br /><br /> A lurid mix of Jules Verne's futuristic air warfare fantasies, the utopian visions of News from Nowhere and the future war invasion literature of Chesney and his imitators, it tells the tale of a group of terrorists who conquer the world through airship warfare. Led by a crippled, brilliant Russian Jew and his daughter, the 'angel' Natasha, 'The Brotherhood of Freedom' establish a 'pax aeronautica' over the earth after a young inventor masters the technology of flight in 1903. The hero falls in love with Natasha and joins in her war against society in general and the Russian Czar in particular. It correctly forecasts the coming of a great war, but in pretty well all other respects widely misses the mark of the real events that followed. Nevertheless, it is a gripping and exciting story of intrigue and plot interwoven with love and romance played over a background of world war. - Summary by Wikipedia

4Mummy and Miss Nitocris: A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension

By George Griffith

" Certain it should be that, beyond and about this World of Length, and Breadth, and Thickness, there is another World, or State of Existence, consisting of these and another dimension of which only those beings who are privileged to enter or dwell in it can have any conception. Now, if this postulate be granted, it follows that a dweller in this State would be freed from those conditions of Time and Space which bind those beings who are confined within the limits of Tri-Dimensional Space, or Existence. For example, he would be able to make himself visible or invisible to us at will by entering into or withdrawing himself from this State, and returning into that of Four Dimensions, whither our eyes could not follow him—even though he might be close to us in our sense of nearness. Moreover, he could be in two or more places at once, and cause two bodies to occupy the same space—which to us is inconceivable. Stranger still, he might be both alive and dead at the same time—since Past, Present, and Future would be all one to him; the world without beginning or end ..."—From the "Geometrical Possibilities," of Abd'el Kasir, of Cordoba, circa. 1050 A.D. ( from the Forward to <i>The Mummy and Miss Nitocris</i>)

5Olga Romanoff

By George Griffith

Olga Romanoff (1894) is a science fiction novel by the English writer George Griffith, first published as The Syren of the Skies in Pearson's Weekly. The novel continues (from The Angel of the Revolution) the tale of a worldwide brotherhood of anarchists fighting the world armed with fantastical airships, ending on an apocalyptic note as a comet smashes into the earth. - Summary by Wikipedia

Our narrator, a researcher, finds himself snowed in at a Scottish prison. The resident doctor, an observer of criminal psychology, offers him hospitality and entertainment in the form of this story, an account of the bizarre case of a strange prisoner in motorcycle goggles, why he must wear them, and what he did to earn a life sentence. - Summary by A. Gramour

This is the story of the three Cleveland siblings: Fanny, the innocent yet very sympathetic sister; Louisa, the strong willed sister whose miserable marriage to Sir William is the center of the novel; and Sir George who tries to get over the loss of his lover by touring the world. Louisa is not an amoral woman, she is beautiful and very lively, values which 18th century society promotes, yet she suffers only affliction from her "respectable" college educated husband. In the main plot, and all the sub plots (of which there are many), the book tests many prominent values of the time and brings to light their negative implications. It raises questions such as: is marriage always right for women? If a woman is miserable in her marriage, when is enough? Is a great tour to find yourself always a good idea, or should you consider its implications on those around you? Does formal education matter or should inter personal communication skills be more important? Or, perhaps most importantly, is your family always there to protect you? This book is timeless in it's discourses on right and wrong, friendship, and of course love. It has everything for everyone, even the favorite gothic story for those who look for it. It is a must read for every 18th century lover. A book that will make you think and think again.<br /> ( Stav Nisser.)

El conde de Redgrave y su esposa Zaidie van a pasar su luna de miel de una manera muy peculiar, a bordo de una novedosa nave espacial impulsada por a fuerza R (fuerza repulsiva o antigravitacional) llamada "Astronef". Visitaran los planetas y satélites del sistema solar, conociendo a sus distintos habitantes, realizando sorprendentes descubrimientos, exponiéndose aenigmaticas criaturas, visitando inolvidabes paisajes y afrontando espeluznantes episodios que, todo junto, conformará el album de recuerdos de esta luna de miel tan poco convencional. Interesante y entretenidísima novela, uno de titulos más conocidos de rival de George H. Wells en la literatura británica de ciencia ficcion de principios de siglo XX: George Griffith. Agradecemos la generosidad y esfuerzo de Lombardi, mpinedag, phileasfogg, mongope y lu88 que han donado sus voces para dar vida a estas aventuras (Introducción por Epachuko)