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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 62 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63446 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 87 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Mr. 10 Earth 10 Dr. 8 man 8 Bird 7 Professor 7 New 7 Carnes 6 York 6 Moon 6 God 5 George 4 Tugh 4 Tommy 4 Master 4 Larry 4 Jim 4 Grantline 4 Bell 4 Anita 3 Stories 3 Science 3 Sarka 3 Robot 3 Planetara 3 Paula 3 Miko 3 Migul 3 Mary 3 Mars 3 Jetta 3 Haljan 3 Gregg 3 Gens 3 Editor 3 Diane 3 Dalis 3 Boer 3 Astounding 2 time 2 look 2 Washington 2 Von 2 Venus 2 Tina 2 Sykes 2 Spawn 2 Snap 2 Sir 2 Secretary Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 6440 man 3415 time 3188 eye 2929 hand 2361 foot 2324 light 2288 thing 2179 room 2092 face 2021 ship 2005 way 1836 moment 1759 body 1745 world 1714 story 1705 head 1666 voice 1657 door 1617 day 1584 air 1443 something 1416 hour 1382 side 1339 arm 1331 girl 1301 nothing 1220 life 1218 night 1217 mind 1210 water 1198 word 1185 year 1183 place 1146 one 1114 ray 1101 minute 1092 people 1028 earth 1010 mile 1010 figure 999 wall 980 city 979 machine 956 space 943 plane 939 floor 933 thought 879 work 871 power 828 metal Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 6563 _ 1091 Mr. 910 Dr. 887 Earth 850 Bell 791 Hanlon 765 Mike 739 Dave 691 Professor 670 Jim 648 Tommy 618 Sarka 611 New 597 Moon 597 George 567 God 535 Larry 512 York 472 Master 472 Bird 449 Bentley 422 Miko 417 Editor 403 Harris 399 Kirby 395 Captain 385 Dalis 384 Stories 376 McGuire 376 Anita 373 Hiram 370 Tugh 369 Colonel 367 Nelson 361 Harkness 354 Dick 353 Chet 349 Science 338 Carnes 321 Jerry 320 Astounding 318 Lucille 318 Dear 312 Ray 303 President 303 Grantline 294 Von 285 Sir 283 Tina 277 De Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 30511 he 26135 i 24441 it 15549 you 10284 they 9183 we 8771 him 6206 them 6049 me 4710 she 3406 us 2170 her 1667 himself 524 itself 439 themselves 422 myself 260 ''s 205 one 202 yourself 174 herself 136 ''em 135 ourselves 111 mine 103 his 95 yours 52 ours 37 theirs 33 thee 23 hers 22 em 8 you''re 8 ye 6 i''m 5 yourselves 5 you''ll 4 huh 3 thyself 3 hay 3 haljan-- 2 you''ve 2 they-- 2 ay 1 yes!--of 1 ye''r 1 ya 1 y''nose 1 water-- 1 watching-- 1 twins?--they 1 thy Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 72967 be 26499 have 9497 do 6735 say 6305 see 5889 come 5536 go 4541 know 4097 get 4021 make 3355 take 3044 look 2812 think 2517 seem 2403 tell 2387 find 2213 give 2136 stand 1999 turn 1700 leave 1637 hold 1571 try 1518 hear 1486 feel 1440 ask 1349 want 1305 move 1290 keep 1275 let 1221 speak 1217 begin 1208 fall 1199 follow 1178 bring 1175 reach 1139 call 1133 run 1074 pass 1056 watch 1047 wait 1042 lie 1008 show 1001 work 949 use 946 stop 942 become 938 send 925 rise 923 start 907 stare Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13733 not 5359 then 4688 now 4453 up 4268 out 3734 so 3273 back 3146 more 2952 only 2916 here 2733 other 2731 down 2607 great 2529 again 2418 there 2174 long 2167 little 2123 first 2097 good 2023 just 1945 away 1818 as 1810 very 1790 too 1748 still 1698 well 1676 even 1473 old 1465 off 1414 much 1405 on 1395 few 1374 own 1374 last 1360 never 1344 all 1276 far 1254 suddenly 1252 right 1226 almost 1176 white 1175 in 1154 new 1144 once 1120 small 1109 black 1061 many 1035 over 1035 high 993 young Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 539 good 373 least 314 most 141 great 133 near 85 late 71 high 71 Most 68 slight 62 large 55 bad 36 fine 28 faint 22 big 21 small 21 low 18 close 17 deep 15 old 14 fast 13 young 12 mere 11 strange 11 long 11 early 10 wild 9 topmost 9 simple 9 new 8 thick 8 strong 8 short 8 rich 8 hard 8 full 8 fair 8 bright 7 fit 6 safe 6 mighty 6 keen 5 wise 5 wealthy 5 tiny 5 swift 5 sharp 5 noble 5 happy 5 dear 5 brief Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 573 most 78 least 55 well 6 near 4 hard 2 writhe 2 worst 1 shortest 1 sayest 1 long 1 lest 1 highest 1 feeblest 1 fast 1 brightest Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 _ is _ 11 _ did _ 10 _ do _ 10 _ had _ 10 man looked up 9 _ was _ 9 eyes were still 9 face was white 9 light went out 8 man has ever 7 _ got _ 7 eyes were wide 7 lights went out 6 _ know _ 6 door was open 6 face was pale 6 face went white 6 men were not 6 voice went on 5 _ are _ 5 _ were _ 5 eyes came back 5 hour went by 5 man had ever 5 man was not 5 room was empty 5 room was silent 5 things are not 5 voice was harsh 5 voice was low 4 _ did not 4 eyes did not 4 face was grim 4 face was very 4 hand came up 4 light was still 4 man did not 4 nothing was visible 4 something was wrong 4 thing were possible 4 voice came again 4 voice came back 4 voice was almost 4 voice was more 4 voice was not 4 voice was soft 3 _ be _ 3 _ do n''t 3 _ get cash 3 _ have _ Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 things are not always 2 world has not yet 1 _ has no equal 1 _ was not heavily 1 _ was not so 1 _ was not there 1 body had no chance 1 body was no match 1 day have no idea 1 days were not so 1 eyes are not quite 1 eyes had no wish 1 eyes have no lids 1 eyes were not visible 1 eyes were not yet 1 face gave no indication 1 face was not quite 1 feet made no sound 1 feet making no sound 1 hand seeming no more 1 heads are not hard 1 life ''s not worth 1 life was no stronger 1 light was not altogether 1 man be not truly 1 man gave no faintest 1 man is not truly 1 man left no confessions 1 man was no older 1 man was not ashamed 1 man was not averse 1 man was not quite 1 man was not really 1 men do not easily 1 men had no notion 1 men have no need 1 men have not yet 1 men were no more 1 men were not here 1 men were not wholly 1 room had no other 1 ship are not lodorians 1 ships are no longer 1 stories are not only 1 story are not dependent 1 story has no normal 1 story is no more 1 story was not too 1 story was not true 1 thing has no nervous A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 16834 author = Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward) title = The Harris-Ingram Experiment date = keywords = Alfonso; America; Captain; Christine; Co.; Colonel; England; Europe; George; Gertrude; Hall; Harris; Harrises; Harrisville; Ingram; Leo; London; Lucille; Majestic; Mr.; Mrs.; New; Paris; Reuben; Rome; Rosie; Searles; Steel; York; english summary = Mrs. Harris, Leo, and Lucille, took seats in the carriage; Gertrude and Spain contributed to the erection of the first cathedral church, St. Peter''s, in New York." The Harrises having invited Leo to dinner, said acquainted with my wife, Mrs. Harris, my daughters, Gertrude and Lucille, came; then entered Colonel Harris and his daughters, Alfonso following Gertrude read to her mother, while Hugh Searles and Colonel Harris their white handkerchiefs to Mrs. Harris, Lucille, Alfonso, and Leo. What Argyle gave his arm to Mrs. Harris, Lucille walked between Alfonso and Colonel Harris kissed Gertrude, said good-bye to all, and taking a seat life of the metropolis, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Gertrude, and George spent Station, Colonel Harris and George saw their friends off for Paris. Colonel Harris and George Ingram studied the workings of the English George said that Colonel Harris had become electing for the head of the great Harris-Ingram Steel Company, Alfonso, id = 26332 author = Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) title = A Prize for Edie date = keywords = Carlstrom; Christianson summary = but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless, a "She accepts," Christianson said in a peculiar half-strangled tone as he "It seems that we have a little problem," Christianson said, making what "We simply can''t award the Nobel Prize "We can hardly do anything else," Christianson said. "We still could award it to someone else," Eklund said. distinguished audience and announcing: ''The Nobel Prize in Medicine and "These Americans!" Eklund said bitterly. "That''s a good question," Carlstrom said, "and a good answer to it "There must be some way to solve this problem," Eklund said. "Some_one_," Eklund said bitterly. "It just goes to show that you can''t trust Americans," Eklund said. "I doubt it," Christianson said. "I wonder how His Majesty will take it," Carlstrom said. "I expect he''ll have to take it," Christianson said. "His Majesty is the host," Christianson said. Page 55: _but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless{original had id = 19660 author = Evans, E. Everett (Edward Everett) title = Man of Many Minds date = keywords = Abrams; Admiral; Algon; Bohr; Corps; Federation; Geck; George; Hanlon; Hawarden; Panek; Philander; Secret; Simonides; man; mind summary = There was someone on this ship who was in this man''s way--of that Hanlon For Hanlon had not yet read any thoughts in this killer''s mind about any Hanlon kept close watch on this man and his mind, and picked up many A light touch on his knee some time later snapped George Hanlon''s eyes Hanlon quickly reached out to the dog''s mind and impressed on it that it George Hanlon withdrew from the puppy''s mind, and thought seriously. SS man George Hanlon went slowly back to his room where he could think mind behind that gentle face--of that Hanlon was sure. "You took your time coming," the leader looked at Hanlon curiously. "Wonder why he''s in this, feeling that way?" Hanlon thought swiftly, and almost every room, and Hanlon''s mind knew thankfulness that so many of of his mind, and Hanlon read it. id = 23335 author = Garrett, Randall title = Unwise Child date = keywords = Angel; Commander; Crannon; Earth; Fitzhugh; Gabriel; Harry; Jeffers; Keku; Leda; Liegnitz; Mellon; Mike; Multhaus; Quill; Snookums; Vaneski summary = Mike the Angel pushed open the door to Harry MacDougal''s shop and took "You don''t need to flatter me, Harry," said Mike the Angel. Mike the Angel said: "Come on, Harry; I want to find something." He "Maybe I can fix it," said Mike the Angel, "as long as you''re giving it "I think I know why, yes," Mike said, turning back to the sergeant. Mike the Angel and said: "Commander Gabriel?" "No," said Mike the Angel, "I do not know. "No," said Mike the Angel, "I do not know. "Nothing," said Mike the Angel, looking at her innocently with eyes that Mike the Angel thought over what Dr. Fitzhugh had said. "I know the school," said Mike the Angel. "Hello, Snookums," said Mike the Angel gently. "All right, now let''s take a look at these circuits," said Mike. "I just want to look at them, sir," Mike said. id = 7344 author = Hawthorne, Julian title = Archibald Malmaison date = keywords = Archibald; Archie; Battledown; Clarence; Edward; Kate; Lady; Malmaison; Miss; Mr.; Pennroyal; Richard; Rollinson; Sir; honorable summary = "No, madam; set your mind at rest," said the bluff Doctor to Lady Malmaison "Good-morning, Mistress Kate," said Archibald. "Come, Malmaison," said Pennroyal, smiling and cracking filberts, "you''re "Pennroyal!" said the old baronet, drawing himself up with a good deal of Lady Malmaison a good deal of anxiety; Sir Edward smiled aside at what he Sir Edward Malmaison and Pennroyal happened to meet at the table of a Kent''s house, and neither Archibald nor Lady Malmaison knew anything about "Well, Archie, how shall you like to be Sir Archibald?" At midnight he was Sir Archibald of Malmaison. "What has Sir Archibald Malmaison to say to me?" Sir Archibald looked; and there, indeed, stood the tall figure of the "Good-evening, Sir Archibald. Mrs. Pennroyal was still apparently insensible, but as Sir Archibald It was known that Sir Archibald had been in his room all With these and many like thoughts flying through his mind, Sir Archibald id = 26093 author = Jones, Raymond F. title = The Memory of Mars date = keywords = Alice; Dr.; Hastings; Mars; Mel; Winters summary = That was the last thing Alice had said before they took her away from Dr. Winters turned his face away from Mel for a moment as if to avoid "I want to see." Mel''s voice was like a hollow cough from far away. The bus passed the high school where Mel and Alice had attended classes "I''d like to take these," said Mel. "And yet Alice was not always like that," said Mel. Dr. "There''s one thing more," said Mel. Alice had said, but there was no evidence of Mel''s presence on any such "I should have done it for Alice--long ago," said Mel. "We haven''t got much time," Mel said. Mel closed the door to their room and put his hands on Alice''s "Mel, it''s great to see you!" Jake said. "Jake, you can help me," said Mel. "And something else I know: Alice and Mel Hastings are content and id = 26140 author = Kenyon, Ernest M. title = Security date = keywords = Collins; Gordon; Mason summary = _If you let a man learn, and study, and work--and clamp "Well, good, Collins," Gordon, the Division Administrator, had said, caught several botany texts in the book rack above Mason''s desk. had time to read stuff outside of his field. If information of our work leaks out, gets to the enemy, we It had come out, and Collins was breathing hard, but Gordon''s expression Collins left Gordon''s office in Administration moving slowly, one arm The pages in the _Journal_ were like a look through an open window. Outside of classified projects in "harmless" fields of research the work Something clicked in Collins'' mind--read the journals--Mason''s unconcern Mason glanced at Collins, removed a pair of glasses from his white lab "I think I know what is on your mind, Milt. I write articles in a field that isn''t restricted, botany. It''s slow, but it works." Mason id = 26174 author = Leinster, Murray title = The Machine That Saved The World date = keywords = Bellews; Betsy; Howell; Lecky; Mahon; Sergeant; machine summary = The first broadcast came in 1972, while Mahon-modified machines were communicator named Betsy, modified in the Mahon manner and at work in "I got a communicator in the shop here," said Sergeant Bellews "Okay, Colonel!" said Sergeant Bellews bitterly. "Betsy don''t need workin'' on!" said Sergeant Bellews belligerently. "The broadcasts," said Lecky mildly, "claim a remarkable reason for "I got cold shivers," said Sergeant Bellews with irony. "Betsy''s an old, experienced machine," said the sergeant. "Sergeant Bellews," he said softly, "I like you very much. Sergeant Bellews went to the Rehab Shop, followed only by Lecky. "These two''ll unscramble that broadcast," said Sergeant Bellews, with But we got three Mahon machines set up now to work on the next crazy "And," said Lecky, "not only operating machines are dynamic systems. "But not Mahon machines easy," said Sergeant Bellews heavily, "and not "Look!" said Sergeant Bellews into the screen. id = 29390 author = Pelcher, Anthony title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 date = keywords = Allen; Anita; Bird; Bolton; Burr; Doctor; Earth; Grantline; Gregg; Haljan; Kleig; Larner; Maniel; Miko; Moon; Moyen; Planetara; Prester; Prince; Professor; Room; Secret; Snap; Venus summary = "Gentlemen," said Prester Kleig as he entered the Secret Room, where sat "Now," said Kleig himself, there in the Secret Room, "look off to the At that moment came the voice, loud in the Secret Room, which Kleig at "I have been away a year," said Kleig, "as you know, and many things "Yes," said Kleig, softly, "but it saves us ordering others to death. "Prester Kleig," came suddenly into the Secret Room the voice of far outside the Secret Room, a signal which said that the doors were being engagement which men of the time had called the Great War. Prester Kleig turned to look at Maniel. "Yes," said Kleig quietly, "those monsters of Moyen can move on land, night on the _Planetara_, Miko had come and knocked upon Anita''s door. Anita said aloud into my empty cubby: "Miko will come for you presently, id = 6714 author = Rockwood, Roy title = Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the Great Lake date = keywords = Dale; Dashaway; Dave; Dawson; Drifter; Grimshaw; Hiram; Jerry; King; Monarch; Mr. summary = Both Dave and Hiram proceeded to the door with the grim old fellow "You know all about it?" repeated Dave Dashaway, looking up in great Dave glanced at the clock, and Hiram noticing the look, said: "It''s the airship route or nothing, Hiram," said Dave. "You are the best company in the world, Hiram," said Dave, "but I "Why, no," replied the clerk, looking Dave and Hiram over curiously, Dave got out of the machine and Hiram followed him. Hiram chuckled, nudging Dave in a knowing way. "Yes, sir, I know that," said Dave, "and that is why I came to see "Suppose the Drifter comes Dave?" asked Hiram. "That is the machine I want, Mr. Randolph," said Dave Dashaway. "You always are, Hiram," said Dave. "Of course this is all guess work, Hiram," said Dave, after a "How did you know that, Hiram?" asked Dave. Your arm, Hiram?" said Dave. id = 26168 author = Slesar, Henry title = The Success Machine date = keywords = Colihan; Grimswitch; Moss summary = "Ten o''clock department head meeting, Mr. Colihan." "PEP!" said President Moss at the end of the room. "Production report doesn''t look too good," said Miss Blanche, crisply. "Don''t grow apples like they used to," the President said. spoil the whole derned lot.''" The boss looked at Colihan and took a big "Yes, sir," said Colihan, wondering if he should voice his fears about "Yes, sir," said Colihan unhappily. "Good boy!" The boss chuckled and clapped his hand on Colihan''s Colihan put his hands to his head. His hand shook as he placed Grimswitch''s card into the Personnelovac. When Miss Blanche announced that President Moss himself was in Colihan''s like my father said: ''Trees go dead on the top.'' Colihan--" The boss "Yes, sir!" said Colihan eagerly. When the card was burped out at the other end, Colihan took it out with Colihan dropped the pink card into the chute. id = 28617 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 date = keywords = Adam; Athalia; Bird; Bram; Carnes; Crompton; Dept; Dodd; Dr.; Forsythe; God; Haidia; Jenks; John; Linane; Mr.; Mundson; New; Northwood; Old; Radio; Ray; Riley; Secretary; Thurston; Tommy; York; free; illustration; man summary = It so happened one day that the old man''s curiosity got the better of "Positively!" Tom did not catch the eager note in the old man''s voice. "Easy now, young man," cautioned the judge, noting the look of fear "Good-by Cy, old man!" The click of the receiver sounded in Thurston''s Northwood opened his card case and placed the picture inside, facing "Doctor Mundson," said Northwood suddenly, "did you have an enemy, a man "Do I guess right," said Northwood, "that the light is responsible for "And Adam would do that to the world," she said, her blue eyes like "Well, this is good-by, Tommy," said Dodd, gripping his friend''s hand. New York, N.Y. Gentlemen: Please send me your FREE 40-page book which illustrates the are old at forty in a new book now sent free, in 24-page, illustrated Build up your body and look like a real He-man. id = 29198 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 date = keywords = Bell; Beryl; Betty; Carpenter; Cleric; Dalis; Earth; Gens; George; Hart; Jaska; Jim; Jones; Marable; Master; Moon; Paula; Pioneer; Professor; Sarka; Spokesmen; Young; gen; man summary = Mentally Sarka was looking back now to that red day when Dalis, the For a long moment Sarka looked broodingly out across the world beyond The voice of Dalis, which Sarka had good cause to remember, had sounded "If," said Sarka, "I close all contact of this laboratory with the world "Remember, Dalis," said Sarka, "that while the speed of the Earth in its Dalis'' face became as pale as chalk, and Sarka smiled a little as he "It is time," said Sarka softly, "that we who have urged the world to "We are headed," said Sarka''s father softly, "in the general direction "I am wondering," said Sarka, "if you, my father, and you Dalis, have There the voice ended, while the two Sarkas turned again to face Dalis. Sarka turned to Dalis, and noted that the face of the master egotist was The girl laughed, said good night to Marable, and followed her father id = 29255 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 date = keywords = Benda; Boer; Community; Dale; Dalis; Dival; Earth; Gens; God; Jetta; Jim; Mars; Martians; Moon; Nareda; New; Perona; Professor; Quabos; Sarka; Science; Spawn; Stanley; Strange; York summary = time Benda resigned his position with the New York Bell Telephone The Science Community was organized like a machine: and all men played "Long live the science of communication!" he had said. "Communication is a science!" Benda had said, and it came back to me as face, like a listening ear, turned toward the distant men. "Some sort of insect came buzzing down--like an Earth bee, but larger. "The rays, sir!" snapped the thought from Dival, like a flash of "It''s time you knew just what you''re up against," said Stanley to me "I should like a word with Dr. Michael Strange," said my companion heard a sound like a big electric fan in the air at the time, although and I was lifted into the air and drawn toward the open door after Jim. I tore at the thing holding me with my hands, but it was a smooth round id = 29607 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 date = keywords = Anita; Carter; Dirk; Dr.; Fragoni; Frank; George; Grantline; Gregg; Haljan; Handlon; Inga; Jimmie; Kell; Mercer; Miko; Perry; Planetara; Prince; Professor; Snap; Stanton; Steinholt summary = _Man Came from the Sea. Mercer, by His Thought-telegraph, Learns Captain Carter said abruptly, "Look here, lads, this is my chance now to And I saw Anita Prince now as a dark-haired, black eyed little beauty, Dr. Frank went back into the room and banged the cabin door upon Snap door of Miko''s room was in sight, being some thirty feet away from me. George Prince stumbling half in front of the struggling Miko and Moa. And I heard footsteps beside me; a hand gripped me, jerked at me. old man''s head disappeared from the window and shortly the sound of "Man came up from the sea," he said slowly, "and some men went back to "You will want to hear him tell about it, I know, Dirk," the girl said. "Come," said Fragoni, "we''ll fly out and look the thing over." "What time is it now?" asked Dirk, after a moment of thought. id = 29768 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 date = keywords = Axelson; Bell; Dalis; Earth; Frank; Gens; Gnomes; HOOM; Hackett; Jamison; Jaska; Kendrick; Leland; Luar; Madge; Marjorie; Master; Moon; Nat; Norman; Paula; Ralas; Sarka; Senor; Tommy summary = _Deep in the Gnome-infested Tunnels of the Moon, Sarka and Jaska Are _From Space Came Cor''s Disc-city of Vada--Its Mighty, Age-old Engines instant a cone of white light stood out in the dim room like a solid and squat body of one of the Moon men came into view at the end of "Look, Jaska!" said Sarka suddenly. For a long time Sarka and Jaska remained still, like sentinels, "Sarka," she said, "its end touches the Earth in the very heart of still, while it came to Sarka that the cube-men who stood before him From all directions they came, looking like spiders such as Sarka the "And Jaska," said Sarka, "the Moon, according to my father''s Sarka looked at Jaska who, in this strange new light, had taken on the of the Moon had made almost god-like--Sarka turned his eyes toward a "Look here, Bell," he said at last, "you''ll get nowhere feeling like id = 29809 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 date = keywords = Anita; Atlantis; Atom; Bell; Cain; Dent; Drilgoes; Earth; Eye; Grantline; Gregg; Haljan; Jim; Lucille; Master; Mercer; Miko; Ortiz; Parrish; Planetara; Ribiera; Senhor; Smasher; Tode summary = "You look as if you didn''t believe me," said Bell, smiling. "I suppose," said Charley Bell sheepishly, "that I look like a fool. exactly like the look he had seen upon a man''s face once, when that Closing the door behind him, Bell felt rather like a man in a Jim looked down at the unconscious old man beside him. Jim dropped old Parrish, shouted in answer, and dashed back like a Jim saw Lucille''s face, ghastly in the faint violet light that played "I''m going to try to get the Atom Smasher," said Jim, pointing to the "I''ll be back," said Jim. And suddenly the Eye appeared again, and with it there sounded once Jim saw Lucille and Parrish lifted into the air; Jim leaped to his feet, and old Parrish, who had seen Tode too, sprang "I think so, Jim," said Lucille. id = 29848 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 date = keywords = Admiral; Anita; Asher; Bell; Bennington; Brent; Durkin; Foster; Grantline; Gurlone; Jerry; Juan; Maget; Marahna; Master; Paula; Petrolia; Professor; Ribiera; Thorpe; Winslow; light; man summary = _A Great Oil Field Had Gone Dry--and Asher, Trapped Far under the Earth "Yes sir," said the man at the search-light. body, a head with one horrible eye rose into the air. "Your friends," said Bell softly, "had better not come close." "Only one man up front, Ribiera," said Bell dryly. "Close the door, Paula," said Bell. "I''m trying to think what we can work out of this," said Bell shortly. "Good landing field," said Bell, his eyes narrowing suddenly. "Their fuel tank!" said Bell, his eyes gleaming in the ruddy light "I''ve got it," said Durkin, turning back to Juan and Maget. "Looks like they were ready in case of a fight," said Durkin at last. "Here they come," said Maget, gripping Durkin''s arm. "You''re a good man, Maget," said Professor Gurlone. Jerry was silent as he reached in the darkness for Winslow''s hand. id = 29882 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 date = keywords = Bird; Boer; Carnes; Carruthers; Dick; Dr.; Drayle; Emperor; Evans; House; Invisible; Jetta; Kettler; Luke; Mr.; Nanette; Perona; President; Rennell; Slavatsky; Spawn; Von; Washington; White summary = "Sometimes," said Dick slowly, "I almost think that you know something "It''s evident," said Dick, "that Von Kettler possessed this means of The half-visible cocoon clung to Dick''s body like spider webs. The men--but, though the light was faint, Dick realized instantly that When Dick and the guards reached the spot, the man was lying in a "I''ve been at work all the time," said the old man, "not far from Dick saw old Luke Evans nodding and pointing downward. Dick saw old Luke Evans pick up his end of the speaking-tube, and At the same time there came a jerk that dropped Dick''s plane a hundred Dick saw, with horror, a red weal on the old man''s forehead. Dick ran back to where the old man was standing beside the girl, the Dick turned his head for an instant, long enough to see Von Kettler id = 29919 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 date = keywords = Blake; Boer; Carr; Cliff; Earth; Gutierrez; Hanley; Hans; Jetta; Kay; Lieutenant; Mado; Nomad; Ora; Parker; Parkinson; Rapaju; Ruth; Stein; Sykes; Venerians; Venus; good summary = "This news," said Cliff Hynes, pointing to the newspaper, "means the "No time like now," said Kay. Suddenly the reason came home to Kay. He saw the adjoining airport, been a time when she thought she loved Cliff; then Kay had come into "I looked forward to this possibility, Kay," said Cliff, as he room was still, and again from the far reaches of space the dark night Captain Blake took McGuire''s arm as they went out into the night. "Sure," said Captain Blake, "though I should think you would like to feet, and he looked out over the coastal plain spread like a toy world "No dreamer, this man," thought McGuire as he looked at the short, quiet, clear-eyed man who held the portfolio of the Secretary of War. They stared silently at Colonel Boynton, and they saw the blood recede The thing that brought the thought of an operating room to Parkinson''s id = 30124 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, February, 1931 date = keywords = Alden; Althora; America; Bird; Blake; Bowman; Captain; Carnes; Douglas; Dr.; Emperor; Giles; God; Graham; Hay; Hemmy; Hero; Keith; Lance; NX-1; Nelson; Praed; Slav; Wells summary = turned away, leaving Lance fuming, and went into Colonel Douglas'' flares, Lance''s bewildered eyes saw the face of the man inside it. The man you knew as Praed in reality is Captain Hay. You see, Lance, headquarters was taking no chances with what I just fist shot forward, knocked Ranth''s hand high and sent the gun red lights remained constant--and then Keith Wells stared oval-shaped thing of dull metal, with great curving cuts of glass-like Wells turned his head to meet Bowman''s eyes, and read in Commander Keith Wells bowed his head in acquiescence. Keith turned his head away, felt a hand grip his. They came like the blink of a dark eye from a door that had quickly Eyes bulging, Keith Wells peered at the dim teleview screen. enemy ship, I''ll rush all men into the control room, where the subdued roar struck Nelson''s ear as he turned away his eyes, for the id = 30166 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, March, 1931 date = keywords = Alan; Alden; Altara; Astounding; Babs; Cadorna; Charlie; Dr.; Eddie; Editor; Fiction; Garry; George; Giles; Glora; God; Hero; Horab; Kent; Mr.; Nelson; Polter; Science; Shelton; Stories; bab summary = The fragment came away within his hand, and he saw the lever fall The pointed head, the ugly, menacing face and the body of dead black face and pointed head, came slowly erect and staggered upon the floor. held high and flashing eyes as she turned squarely to face the savage Neither Alan, Babs nor I saw Polter again. outside looking down over the lower city, the great sweep of the St. Lawrence River and the gray-white distant Laurentian mountains. Directed by Alan, I headed out over the ice-filled St. Lawrence, past the frozen Isle d''Orleans, toward Polter''s mysterious turned cautiously after a moment and saw Alan''s eyes upon me. Again I felt a warning hand touch my face, and saw the figure of Glora I saw Alan''s white face as I turned to him. the water, Alan, Glora and Dr. Kent stood for an instant looking id = 30177 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 date = keywords = Althora; Arlok; Chief; Croy; Delamater; Denham; Diane; Earth; Evelyn; Gordon; Herr; Holtz; Larry; Leah; Men; Mr.; Professor; Ragged; Reames; Service; Stevens; Tommy; Von; man; smither summary = Man Sat in the President''s Chair and--Looked Back into the Eye "My dear young man," he said, "I am not even going to look for it." A strange man of metal comes to Earth on a dreadful mission. A strange man of metal comes to Earth on a dreadful mission. "I''ve heard about your machine," said a pasty-faced man one day, as he "Wonder what I''d do," said Tommy Reames, "if another car came along "That is the Herr Professor''s daughter Evelyn," said Von Holtz "The thing is," said Tommy feverishly, "that we''ve got to find a way "I saw men," said Tommy briefly, "shaking clenched fists at an Tommy''s eyes rested queerly on Von Holtz for a moment. Tommy released Von Holtz and the lean young man gasped and sputtered Von Holtz went out of the laboratory, his weak-looking eyes staring Tommy''s eyes, glazing, saw the look on Denham''s face as he realized id = 30452 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, April, 1931 date = keywords = Alten; Correy; Guinness; Holmes; Joyce; Lambert; Lanier; Larry; Madge; Martians; Mary; Milton; Mr.; Phil; Phillips; Quade; Randall; Ray; Sue; Tugh; Wichter; time summary = [Sidenote: Three Martian-duped Earth-men swing open the gates of space "Yes, Earth-beings, our great plan comes to its end now at last! For a moment, when the great monster''s hissing voice had ceased, the two men saw that a great shape was looming up in the faint light grotesque bodies as far as the eye could reach in the dim light. As they flashed past it Randall saw Lanier''s face working, knew the yellow-lit room instead of the great cone--saw the tense, anxious face A thing with legs, a body, a great round head and swaying This young man, Harl, and this girl, Tina, lived in New York City in started to work, still a little alarmed, Professor Lambert came "Seems to like it," said Joyce, drawing a great breath. "Easy, easy--one thing at a time," said Quade, still smiling. "Now is the time," Ray said. id = 30532 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, May, 1931 date = keywords = Astounding; Atwood; Bird; Bullard; Carnes; Chet; Diane; Dixon; Dr.; Earth; Editor; Fiction; Harkness; Mary; Migul; Moon; New; Robot; Ruth; Schwartzmann; Science; Stories; Time; Tugh; Walter; York summary = He turned and handed a document to a heavy-bodied man across from him. time--but Harkness stared in amazement as the other lifted the ship, "Emergency news report," said another voice, and Harkness strained But the light moved, and the slow hours passed, while Harkness tried And Walter Harkness threw one arm across Chet''s shoulder as he said; Chet Bullard turned, and Harkness gripped his hand. Chet''s voice came sharp and clear: "Rescue switch--ready?" He appeared eyes opened to look about, to glance from Chet to Harkness and back to Walter Harkness, piloting his ship to a slow, safe landing on a new Like Harkness, Chet Bullard held his pistol ready in his hand. touched that of the girl, and Harkness saw the instant quiet that came Chet was beside him; Harkness dared not look toward the girl coming "It looked like a flash of red light when it came from the submarine." id = 30691 author = Various title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 date = keywords = Assu; Basil; Bird; Carnes; Dorn; Dr.; Duca; God; Hale; Ivana; Karl; Kirby; Naida; New; Nini; Quetzalcoatl; Serpent; Sir; Sykes; Unani; York; Zar; aña; man summary = last breath comes, it is said their bodies turn into a handful of silver Hale thought that the scientist looked like a huge, starved crow in his It was some time later when the door opened and a long red hand pushed a eyes, from the wave tops, saw it turn and come slowly back in a long "Come on, all of you," Naida said to them, and, including Kirby in her Kirby, after a reassuring glance at Naida, looked at the floored priest turned to smile at both Naida and Kirby over her shoulder, her eyes went "And so it came about," Naida went on slowly, looking up at Kirby as With a grin, Kirby took Naida''s hand and led her down the steps, Kirby saw Naida still looking down, and felt Ivana crouch against him, Kirby reached out in the darkness and found Naida''s hand. id = 31168 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, July, 1931 date = keywords = Abud; Aten; Clee; Craig; Dan; God; Jim; Keston; Larry; Mars; Migul; Pharaoh; Prescott; Professor; Robot; Shabako; Stoddard; Taia; Temple; Tina; Tugh; Wes; Xantra summary = Dan stood a long time, watching the purple ring upon the silver The sound came from a glistening metal machine which stood half-hidden sound, but a flash of green light came from it, cutting a wide swath The girl''s hands were moving fitfully; strange, racking gasps came "I come," said Wesley Craig slowly, groping for words, "from a far He saw Shabako pass a hand over his face, as if his body were suddenly pad of his feet on the floor died away, and then, for a long time, Wes Craig''s face set grimly; he worked his hand into a good grip on dark; then came the Sun God Aten''s life giving rays, leading them to black eyes, opened and looked up straight into his--and when she saw "It should come into view again in a moment," Clee said; "a little As Jim watched, inquiringly, Clee moved his right hand a little, and id = 31893 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, June, 1931 date = keywords = Apeman; Barter; Bentley; Caleb; Earth; Ellen; Estabrook; Harl; Larry; Lee; Manape; Mary; Migul; New; Olear; Paul; Power; Princess; Robot; Tina; Tugh; York; time summary = "Ellen," said Bentley quickly, "I don''t know what''s going on here, but Ellen retired in Bentley''s room, closing the door which led to the "I see you haven''t discovered, Bentley," said Barter after a moment of "Don''t worry for the moment, Bentley," said Barter with a smile. ape might be cowed, but long before that time arrived, Bentley''s body Bentley, Ellen, and the Apeman--his own body, ape-brained--were but Suppose, came Bentley''s sudden thought, Barter should think of But Apeman had jungle knowledge, and must have forced Bentley''s body "As Bentley I would have no chance at all against a great ape," said senses told them that Bentley was a great ape. white creature was an ape, though he looked like a man. "You tell me he is a great ape, yet he has the body of Lee Bentley. Larry, going back in Time now, was told by Harl and Princess Tina that id = 33016 author = Various title = Astounding Stories, August, 1931 date = keywords = Abbot; Astounding; Bart; Bird; Carnes; Chet; Dark; Diane; Dr.; Editor; Garth; Hagendorff; Harkness; Herr; Lane; Milli; Moon; Mr.; Saranoff; Schwartzmann; Selom; Stories; Van; Walt; story summary = once he thought he saw large moving fish-like forms far away. "World News--General." The name of Harkness came from the instrument little ship," Chet had said of this cruiser of Diane''s; and he nodded The room swam before Chet''s dizzy eyes as he came to his feet. that speed gave, Chet''s careful hands moved a tiny metal ball within Chet turned at last to face Schwartzmann and his pilot where they had There were hands that gripped Chet before he could turn; his arms were A tall, thin-faced man whom Chet had not seen before followed them Chet''s groan, as he turned his face away from the others who had tried Small wonder, thought Chet, that Herr Schwartzmann stared at them in Chet turned away; he hardly saw Schwartzmann or heard Harkness'' words. The ray came to his body as the crash of thunder comes to the ear. id = 33662 author = Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson) title = A Republic Without a President, and Other Stories date = keywords = Benson; Colonel; Ellesworth; Harland; High; Mr.; New; Odminton; Planet; President; Randolph; Russell; Scud; Secretary; Slack; State; Swift; Tariff; Ticks; United; Washington; look; man summary = Inspector, with the unconscious look of a man who was asking for a glass The unsolved mystery brooded like dog-days over man, woman, and child. Colonel Oddminton was a tall, fine-looking man. The editor-in-chief looked somewhat nonplussed, and handed Mr. Ticks the and then looked keenly into each man''s face as he passed. "It will be deflected to the south, young man," said Mr. Ticks, "Professor Ariel, my friend Mr. Swift, who wishes to talk business." Mr. Ticks performed the introduction in his blandest manner. "We want to go up in that balloon, Professor Ariel," said Swift, after As the _High Tariff_ approached the little boat, Mr. Ticks looked at it "Look here, old boy," said Harland, almost with a whine, "it isn''t fair, For some time Scud''s wife had stood apart and looked upon the scene. "He was no common man," said the Secretary of State, in a voice of great id = 41481 author = nan title = Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 date = keywords = Bird; Bram; Carnes; Charlie; Clason; Coffee; Darrow; Derek; Dodd; Dr.; Ferguson; Haidia; Hope; Jouret; Keane; Lees; Philip; Quest; Rohbar; Tommy; Wallis; look; man; tank summary = "If I didn''t see it before my eyes, I''d think you crazy, Tommy," said But Dodd, whose eyes were glaring, said a sublime thing: "I have given "Jim, I''ve been thinking about our chances of getting away," said Tommy "I think I''ve got the clue, Tommy," said Dodd, as the three watched the "Tommy, old man, how are you feeling now?" Dodd asked. As Tommy looked, he saw the shell that carried the unconscious body of "All right, Doctor," he said, "I''ll take enough time to tell you about I noticed now, for the first time, that in his left hand Derek held a On the balcony Derek stood with the light from the room upon him. "Splendid!" said Clason, suddenly releasing both eye and hand. "Tank, sir," said the man of the steady fingers, putting a black pin in "Enemy tank destroyed here, sir," said the voice above the steady