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The Conquest by the Moon

Washington Irving

First published April 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Beings from the Moon land on Earth and enslave Earthlings in a political satire about early treatment of Native Americans.

Condensed from Chapter V of Book I of his book A History of New York(1809, as by Dieddrich Knickerbocker). Tuck incorrectly lists "The Conquest by the Moon" as "The Conquest of the Moon" in his listing for "ABC of Science Fiction".

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April 1955 Cover The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1955 Fantasy House, Inc. MAGAZINE 41
1966 Cover An ABC of Science Fiction Four Square Books Anthology 63
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November 1974 Cover Transformations II: Understanding American History Through Science Fiction Fawcett Crest Anthology 26
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1993 Die besten klassischen Science-Fiction-Geschichten Diogenes Anthology 7
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