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'''Ida May Ferguson''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[science fiction]] writer. She wrote the 1896 science fiction novel ''Tisab Ting, or, The Electrical Kiss'', under the [[pseudonym]] '''Dyjan Fergus'''. The book is set in late twentieth century [[Montreal]] and features an "electrical genius", a "learned Chinaman" who woos and wins a Canadian wife through his superior scientific knowledge as embodied in "the Electrical Kiss". According to a contemporary reviewer, the admitted novelty of the subject matter and plot of this "startling" work did not excuse this "young lady writer" for writing which was weak and without skill (it was her first book).<ref>unsigned review "Canadian Fiction" ''The Canadian Magazine'' Vol. VIII No. 3 (January, 1897); p. 284</ref> It is of interest mainly because of its early publication date.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zvARp4yM1sUC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22tisab+ting%22&source=bl&ots=N713fq-dWQ&sig=f9dujLSGwIgJqryzf7fg4JGbHzQ&hl=en&ei=XUMXS9T9Kov9nAexlLHWAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22tisab%20ting%22&f=false Ketterer, David, ''Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy,'' Indiana University Press, 1992; p. 17]</ref> The University of Alberta Libraries published a microfiche copy of the book in 1980.<ref>[http://openlibrary.org/b/OL18850719M/Tisab_Ting_or_The_electrical_kiss Fergus, Dyjan, ''Tisab Ting, or, the Electrical Kiss,'' Hunter, Rose, Toronto, 1896 (reproduced 1980), ISBN# 0665030894]</ref> |
'''Ida May Ferguson''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[science fiction]] writer. She wrote the 1896 science fiction novel ''Tisab Ting, or, The Electrical Kiss'', under the [[pseudonym]] '''Dyjan Fergus'''. The book is set in late twentieth century [[Montreal]] and features an "electrical genius", a "learned Chinaman" who woos and wins a Canadian wife through his superior scientific knowledge as embodied in "the Electrical Kiss". According to a contemporary reviewer, the admitted novelty of the subject matter and plot of this "startling" work did not excuse this "young lady writer" for writing which was weak and without skill (it was her first book).<ref>unsigned review "Canadian Fiction" ''The Canadian Magazine'' Vol. VIII No. 3 (January, 1897); p. 284</ref> It is of interest mainly because of its early publication date.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zvARp4yM1sUC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=%22tisab+ting%22&source=bl&ots=N713fq-dWQ&sig=f9dujLSGwIgJqryzf7fg4JGbHzQ&hl=en&ei=XUMXS9T9Kov9nAexlLHWAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22tisab%20ting%22&f=false Ketterer, David, ''Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy,'' Indiana University Press, 1992; p. 17]</ref> The University of Alberta Libraries published a microfiche copy of the book in 1980.<ref>[http://openlibrary.org/b/OL18850719M/Tisab_Ting_or_The_electrical_kiss Fergus, Dyjan, ''Tisab Ting, or, the Electrical Kiss,'' Hunter, Rose, Toronto, 1896 (reproduced 1980), ISBN# 0665030894]</ref> |
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Ida May Ferguson was a Canadian science fiction writer. She wrote the 1896 science fiction novel Tisab Ting, or, The Electrical Kiss, under the pseudonym Dyjan Fergus. The book is set in late twentieth century Montreal and features an "electrical genius", a "learned Chinaman" who woos and wins a Canadian wife through his superior scientific knowledge as embodied in "the Electrical Kiss". According to a contemporary reviewer, the admitted novelty of the subject matter and plot of this "startling" work did not excuse this "young lady writer" for writing which was weak and without skill (it was her first book).[1] It is of interest mainly because of its early publication date.[2] The University of Alberta Libraries published a microfiche copy of the book in 1980.[3]
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- ^ unsigned review "Canadian Fiction" The Canadian Magazine Vol. VIII No. 3 (January, 1897); p. 284
- ^ Ketterer, David, Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Indiana University Press, 1992; p. 17
- ^ Fergus, Dyjan, Tisab Ting, or, the Electrical Kiss, Hunter, Rose, Toronto, 1896 (reproduced 1980), ISBN# 0665030894
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