Percy Greg
Percy Greg (born January 7, 1836 in Bury , † December 24, 1889 in London ) was an English writer .
His best known work is the science fiction novel Across the Zodiac , published in 1880 , which is about a journey to the planet Mars . Greg used the term astronaut here for the first time , which he used to refer to the protagonist's spaceship. He is considered to be the first author who dealt with a (fictional) extraterrestrial language and constructed it extensively for his book.
Even the word spaceship ( English space ship ) took his book in this context, for the first time using during a review Pall Mall Gazette , for his father William Rathbone Greg wrote.
Works
Fiction
- The Devil's Advocate . Trübner & Co., Ludgate Hill, London 1878 ( Vol. 1 (archive.org) , Vol. 2 (archive.org) ).
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Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record, Deciphered, Translated and Edited by PG . Trübner & Co., Ludgate Hill, London 1880, LCCN 06-044866 ( Vol. 1 (archive.org) , Vol. 2 (archive.org) / Project Gutenberg ).
- English: Beyond the Zodiac: The Report of a Journey to Mars. 4 vols. Kogge & Fritze, Berlin 1882. Reprint: Beyond the Zodiac: The report of a trip to Mars. Deciphered, translated and edited by Percy Greg. Dieter von Reeken, Lüneburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-940679-12-3 .
- Ivy: cousin and bride. 3rd vol. London 1881.
- Sanguelac . London, Hurst and Blackett, London 1883, LCCN 41-032426 , OCLC 7680458 ( Vol. 1 (archive.org) , Vol. 2 (archive.org) , Vol. 3 (archive.org) ).
- The Verge of Night. 3 vols. London 1885.
Non-fiction
- History of the United States: From the Foundation of Virginia to the Reconstruction of the Union . WH Allen & Co., London 1887, LCCN 07-032884 , OCLC 3554475 ( digitized (archive.org) ).
literature
- Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 177.
- John Clute , Brian Stableford : Greg, Percy. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated December 25, 2017.
Web links
- Percy Greg in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Percy Greg at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kelly Milner Halls: Astronaut . Cherry Lake, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60279-732-1 .
- ↑ Irina Shlionskaya: Science fiction in modern science: Prophecy in action. Pravda.Ru, May 13, 2015, accessed on October 15, 2015 : “The term was first used in the review of the novel by Percy Greg 'Across the Zodiac,' published in January 1880 in the Pall Mall Gazette . "
- ^ LM Angus Butterworth: Lancashire Literary Worthies . WC Henderson and Son Ltd., 1980.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greg, Percy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holdreth, Lionel G. (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bury |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1889 |
| Place of death | London |