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Victorian Science FictionClassic Fantasy

The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs

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    Nelson S. Bond's The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs is a Victorian science fiction and classic fantasy novel. Readers will find themes of space ships and human-alien encounters.

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    About The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs

    "The Ordeal of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond is a humorous science fiction story first published in 1943. It features the misadventures of Lancelot Biggs, a spaceman whose exploits blend Wild West conventions with Space Age settings. The story is one of fourteen tales in Bond's comedic series, later collected in a 1950 volume. Reviewers noted Bond's shameless use of storytelling tricks and pseudo-scientific language, creating adventures that translate frontier tales into interstellar escapades.
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    • Science fiction
    • Space ships
    • Human-alien encounters

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    The ordeal of Lancelot Biggs was written by Nelson S. Bond.

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    It is usually shelved as Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

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