Никольсен, Б. Глориана: Фантастический роман.
Первое издание.
Ленинград: Прибой, 1924 г.
134 с., [1] с. объявл.; 20x14 см.
Тираж: 10000 экз.
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Nicholsen, B. Gloriana: A Fantastic Novel.
First edition.
Leningrad: Priboy, 1924.
134 p., [1] p. advert; 20x14 cm.
One of 10,000 copies.
In a composite hardcover. The publisher's illustrated cover has not been preserved. Reduced format.
This 1924 Russian fantastical novel attributed to Borgus Nicholsen—likely a pen name concealing the identity of writer Anatoly D'Aktil—explores an imaginative premise centered on a remarkable invention. The narrative device at the heart of the story is an apparatus called "Gloriana," engineered to render individuals completely imperceptible, extending invisibility to their garments and portable belongings through the application of radioactive element radiation. A significant work of early twentieth-century speculative fiction, this volume represents an intriguing chapter in Russian literary experimentation with science fiction themes during the interwar period.
