A Republic Without a President and Other Stories

by Herbert Dickinson Ward

Ward was an American author who wrote extensively for newspapers and periodicals. This collection of stories was first published in 1891.

Genres: Fiction

116 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1891

About the author

Herbert Dickinson Ward (June 29, 1861 – June 27, 1932) was an American author, born at Waltham, Massachusetts, son of William Hayes Ward. Graduating from Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1880 and Amherst College in 1884, he wrote extensively for newspapers and periodicals. Ward married Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on October 20, 1888.

Reviews

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

An old favorite.

A collection of short science fantasy stories. Some are kind of steam punk. The city destroyed by hubris and electricity is a classic. Almost like Jules Verne.

[Mark Shainblum · Rating 2 out of 5]

A strange little anthology of late 19th century science fiction that I found on Gutenberg.org. The most notable thing about it is the name of the fictional newspaper in the title story: It's called "The Daily Planet!"