The Enchanted Type-Writer

John Kendrick Bangs 18621922 is without doubt one of the most prolificwriters of fantastic novels and stories set in Hades. The three works whichcomprise his Ha... » 

John Kendrick Bangs 18621922 is without doubt one of the most prolificwriters of fantastic novels and stories set in Hades. The three works whichcomprise his Hades series A Houseboat on the Styx 1895 Pursuit of theHouseboat 1897 and the collection now in your hands The Enchanted TypeWriter 1899 are acknowledged classics of modern fantasy precursors to worksby Thorne Smith Topper Philip Jose Farmer The Fabulous Riverboat and manyothers. Rest assured that The Enchanted TypeWriter stands alone you do nothave to have read the first two novels to enjoy it fully. At the turn of the20th century when copyright laws were shall we say less rigidly enforcedthan they probably should have been Bangs felt free to borrow other writerscharacters including two of the most famous? «