Through the sun in an airship by John Mastin
"Through the sun in an airship" by John Mastin is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. Set in a hyper-scientific future, it follows Ross Ainley, Gilbert Eastern, and Dennis Oakland as they reclaim the legendary airship Regina—capable of overcoming gravity—and set their sights on interplanetary exploration, especially the new moon “Bona.” Expect a blend of speculative engineering, cosmic adventure, and wry social commentary on technology, governance, and everyday
life. The opening of the novel shows Ross and Gilbert picnicking in a lush North Polar forest, debating their era’s antiseptic, over‑engineered lifestyle when Dennis arrives and reveals he owns the untouchable airship Regina, long encased in a lethal de-atomizing field. Dennis recounts the ship’s history, the rise of a second moon (Bona), and the lost secret of gravity control; the trio pledge to solve the mystery, fail for two years, then finally breach the protective zone, retrieve the plans from the onboard safe, and master the ship. They defuse a panicked local incursion by playfully altering the townspeople’s weight, rebuff a government attempt to seize the craft (levitating an officious envoy into humility), and refit the vessel with modern supplies. After a dazzling test flight that demonstrates true gravity mastery to swarms of airships, they plan a full expedition to Bona and arrange scheduled ether-wave reports back to Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mastin, John, 1865-1932 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 85891311 |
| Title | Through the sun in an airship |
| Original Publication | London: Charles Griffin, 1909. |
| Credits | Tim Lindell, Robert Tonsing, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77867 |
| Release Date | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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