{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5da8","title":"The Argonauts of the Air","publish_year":1895,"publish_source":"Phil May’s Illustrated Annual","publish_edition":"Vol. 5","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/philmaysillust1895maypuoft/page/44/mode/2up","rating":4,"author":"H. G. Wells","code":"the-argonauts-of-the-air","words":4419,"image":"action.jpg","image_alt":"A propellor plane flying away from an explosion. Graphite filter.","genres":["sci-fi","quirky"],"blurb":"“I have been talking to Mr. Monson, and he can think of nothing, positively nothing, but that flying-machine of his. Do you know, all his workmen call that place of his ‘Monson’s Folly’?”","description":"The duo of inventors, Monson and Woodhouse strive to create the first flying machine while the London public laughs at their failed attempts.","has_review":false,"has_collections":[{"code":"fifteen-minute-stories","title":"15 Minute Stories","collection_type":"static"},{"code":"sci-fi","title":"Best of Sci-fi","collection_type":"genre"}]}