1。Filmer2。TheMagicShop3。TheValleyofSpiders4。TheTruthAboutPyecraft5。Mr。SkelmersdaleinFairyland6。TheStoryoftheInexperiencedGhost7。JimmyGogglestheGod8。TheNewAccelerator9。Mr。Ledbetter’sVacation10。TheStolenBody11。Mr。Brisher’sTreasure12。MissWinchelsea’sHeart13。ADreamofArmageddon1。FILMER

　　Intruththemasteryofflyingwastheworkofthousandsofmen——

　　thismanasuggestionandthatanexperiment，untilatlastonlyonevigorousintellectualeffortwasneededtofinishthework。

　　Buttheinexorableinjusticeofthepopularmindhasdecidedthatofallthesethousands，oneman，andthatamanwhoneverflew，shouldbechosenasthediscoverer，justasithaschosentohonourWattasthediscovererofsteamandStephensonofthesteam-engine。AndsurelyofallhonourednamesnoneissogrotesquelyandtragicallyhonouredaspoorFilmer’s，thetimid，intellectualcreaturewhosolvedtheproblemoverwhichtheworldhadhungperplexedandalittlefearfulforsomanygenerations，themanwhopressedthebuttonthathaschangedpeaceandwarfareandwell-nigheveryconditionofhumanlifeandhappiness。Neverhasthatrecurringwonderofthelittlenessofthescientificmaninthefaceofthegreatnessofhissciencefoundsuchanamazingexemplification。MuchconcerningFilmeris，andmustremain，profoundlyobscure——FilmersattractnoBoswells——buttheessentialfactsandtheconcludingsceneareclearenough，andthereareletters，andnotes，andcasualallusionstopiecethewholetogether。

　　Andthisisthestoryonemakes，puttingthisthingwiththat，ofFilmer’slifeanddeath。

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