The Huge Hunter, or, the Steam Man of the Prairies
The Huge Hunter, or, the Steam Man of the Prairies
By Edward Sylvester Ellis
20 Jul, 2020
One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature, this 1868 tale was also among the first American science-fiction novels and the very first literary instance of a mechanical man. Extremely popular and much imitated in its day, the story concerns
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One of the earliest examples of steampunk literature, this 1868 tale was also among the first American science-fiction novels and the very first literary instance of a mechanical man. Extremely popular and much imitated in its day, the story concerns a teenage inventor who constructs an automaton to help him explore the American prairie. Less