Journey to Mars space for them. A Martian revolution disrupts his plans, however; he writes no account of his adventures prior to an attempt to return to the red planet. Gustavus W. Pope (1828–1902) was a physician based in Washington DC, who wrote several books on a range of subjects (including one on Shakespeare's supposed Roman Catholicism). Pope followed his "Journey to Mars" with "Journey to Venus the Primeval World; Its Wondrous Creations and Gigantic Monsters" (1895), in which Hamilton and Suhlamia visit that planet. "Journey to Mars" has been reprinted in two modern editions, from Hyperion Press in 1974 and from Wildside
A Message from Mars (play) A Message from Mars (play) A Message from Mars is a play by Richard Ganthony, first performed at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899. The play presents an unusual evening in the life of Horace Parker, a selfish man. Horace refuses to escort Minnie, his ward and finacee, to a ball because he would prefer to spend his evening at home reading about new discoveries about the planet Mars. Minnie goes to the ball with another escort, leaving Horace home alone. Horace falls asleep and dreams that he is visited by a man, a Messenger from Mars. The Messenger sets