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Francis stevens author gertrude barrows bennett september 18, 1884 february 2, 1948, known by the pseudonym francis stevens, was a pioneering author of fantasy and science fiction. This book has 116 pages and was uploaded by narfstar on march 23, 2016. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Before long, all those who come in contact with the mysterious oblong meet horrible. The atlantic vomits forth a stream of boiling lava and a new land mass is formed. When a young womans grasping billionaire uncle unearths a centuries old box from atlantis containing the magical secrets of the ancient god of the sea, she finds herself a. Whilst her career was to be short and not at all prolific she is best remembered for her excellent ideas, many of which were way ahead of their time. Buy claimed claimed book online at low prices in india. Francis stevens gertrude barrows bennett 1884 1948 was a pioneer of dark fantasy. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps kindle books french ebooks kindle unlimited prime. From the pen of francis stevens, the grand mistress of dark fantasy, come two classic novels of weird fascination. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks. By the time of her death in 1948 her pseudonym of francis stevens could lay claim to being a respected and much admired author of science fiction and dark fantasy short stories and novels.
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