Who wrote the novels on which a mecha anime series by Studio Fantasia is loosely based on, and whose writings were serialized in St Nicholas Magazine from December 1887?
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Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry (奏光のストレイン , Sōkō no Sutorein ) (stylized as Str.A.In.: Strategic Armored Infantry) is a mecha anime series by Studio Fantasia. It premiered across Japan on WOWOW from November 1, 2006. A manga adaptation is being serialized in the "Dragon Age" magazine. The concept of the series is loosely based upon Frances Hodgson Burnett's novels, most notably "A Little Princess", but also "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "The Secret Garden". The series also draws some elements from the Gundam franchise. On May 15, 2008, Texas-based licensor FUNimation Entertainment announced its licensing of "Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry". The anime was available in a complete DVD release on January 27, 2009 across North America.
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A Little Princess A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published as a book in 1905. It is an expanded version of the short story "Sara Crewe: or, What Happened at Miss Minchin's", which was serialized in "St. Nicholas Magazine" from December 1887. According to Burnett, after she composed the 1902 play "A Little Un-fairy Princess" based on that story, her publisher asked that she expand the story as a novel with "the things and people that had been left out before". The novel was published by Charles Scribner's Sons (also publisher of "St. Nicholas") with illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts and the full title "A Little Princess: Being the Whole Story of Sara Crewe Now Being Told for the First Time".
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Tom Swift Tom Swift is the main character of five series of American juvenile science fiction and adventure novels that emphasize science, invention and technology. First published in 1910, the series total more than 100 volumes. The character was created by Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book-packaging firm. Tom's adventures have been written by various ghostwriters, beginning with Howard Garis. Most of the books are credited to the collective pseudonym "Victor Appleton". The 33 volumes of the second series use the pseudonym Victor Appleton II for the author. For this series, and some of the later series, the main character is "Tom Swift, Jr." New titles have been published as recently as 2007. Most of the various series emphasized Tom's inventions. The books generally describe the effects of science and technology as wholly beneficial, and the role of the inventor in society as admirable and heroic.
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Ukiyo-zōshi Ukiyozōshi (浮世草子 , "books of the floating world") is the first major genre of popular Japanese fiction, written between the 1680s and the 1770s in Kyoto and Osaka. "Ukiyozōshi" literature developed from the "kanazōshi" genre and was in fact initially classified as "kanazōshi". The term ""ukiyozōshi"" first appeared in about 1710 in reference to amorous or erotic works, but the term later came to refer to literature that encompassed a variety of subjects and aspects of life during the Edo period.
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Mezi proudy Mezi proudy (English: "Between the Currents") is a trilogy of Czech novels, written by Alois Jirásek. It was published between 1891 and 1909, and it is composed of "Mezi proudy" ("Between the Currents"), "Proti všem" ("Against All the World", 1894) and "Bratrstavo" ("Brotherhood", 1900–1909).
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The Mysteries of Paris The Mysteries of Paris (French: Les Mystères de Paris ) is a novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in "Journal des débats" from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels published in France. It was an instant success and singlehandedly increased the circulation of "Journal des débats". It founded the "city mysteries" genre, spawning many imitations.
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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダムUC(ユニコーン) , Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu Yunikōn ) is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui ("Shūsen no Lorelei", "Bōkoku no Aegis", ""). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively.
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Poe no Ichizoku Poe no Ichizoku (Japanese: ポーの一族 , Hepburn: Pō no Ichizoku , lit. "The Poe Family") is a Japanese shōjo historical manga by Moto Hagio that depicts a family of vampires from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The two main characters, Edgar Portsnell and Allan Twilight, as well as the family are named after Edgar Allan Poe. It was serialized by Shogakukan in "Betsucomi" from 1972 to 1976 and collected in nine "tankōbon" under the Flower Comics imprint. "Poe" was the first shōjo manga from Shogakukan to be released in this format. It was inspired by Shotaro Ishimori's story "Mist, Roses and Stars".
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The White Night of St. Petersburg The White Night of St. Petersburg is a novelised biography of Grand Duke Nicholas Kostantinovich Romanov set in Russia at the end of the 19th century and start of the 20th century.
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Gundam Sentinel Gundam Sentinel (ガンダム・センチネル , Gandamu Senchineru ) is a novel set in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam universe, originally serialized in "Model Graphix" magazine between September 1987 and August 1988. "Gundam Sentinel" became a cult hit, due to its super-detailed mechanical designs and an intricate story by veteran writer Masaya Takahashi. Set between the final phase of "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam" and the early stages of "Gundam ZZ" in UC 0088, the story shows the Earth Federation's efforts to stop an insurrection of elite Federation officers.
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Augustine Podmore Williams Augustine Podmore Williams (22 May 1852 - 17 April 1916) was an English mariner who gained notoriety in the 1880s as the result of a scandal on the high seas. Williams' story served as the inspiration for Joseph Conrad's novel "Lord Jim". Conrad, who was himself an experienced sailor, had spent time in Singapore in the 1880s and had come across Williams as a result.
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The Flight to France The Flight to France (French: "Le Chemin de France" , 1887) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne about a fictional French Army Captain Natalis Delpierre, with a setting in the year 1792 just before the French Revolutionary Wars. Several English language editions were published with the subtitle, "The Flight to France; or, The Memoirs of a Dragoon. A Tale of the Day of Dumouriez."
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A Romance of Two Worlds A Romance of Two Worlds was Marie Corelli's first novel, published in 1886. It referenced the contemporary debate between creationism and evolution, as well as supernatural themes, overlaid with elements of science fiction. The book was an immediate success, well beyond expectations.
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The Admiral's Caravan The Admiral's Caravan is a novel by Charles E. Carryl, written in 1891 and published by the Century Company of New York in 1892. It is one of many literary "imitations" inspired by Lewis Carroll's two books, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass". It appeared in serialized form in the children's periodical "St Nicholas" beginning in 1891.
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Бра́тья Карама́зовы , "Brat'ya Karamazovy", ] ), also translated as The Karamazov Brothers, is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing "The Brothers Karamazov", which was published as a serial in "The Russian Messenger" from January 1879 to November 1880. The author died less than four months after its publication.
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Tokai Sanshi Shiba Shirō (柴四郎), better known for his pen name Tōkai Sanshi (東海散士, Wanderer of the Eastern Sea), (21 June 1852 – 13 December 1922) was a famous political activist and novelist during the Meiji period. He was born into a samurai family and fought for domain of Aizu during the Boshin War from 1868 to 1869, after which the Aizu domain was abandoned. He was educated at different facilities in Japan and in the United States, and he served in the military during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. His major works include "Strange Encounters with Beautiful Women" ("Kajin no Kigū"), first serialized in 1885 and concluded in 1897.
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My Brother Yves My Brother Yves (French: "Mon Frère Yves" , 1883) is a semi-autobiographical novel by French author Pierre Loti. It describes the friendship between French naval officer Pierre Loti and a hard drinking Breton sailor Yves Kermadec during the 1870s and 80s. It was probably Loti's best-known book, and its descriptions of Breton seafaring life, on board ship and on shore, set the tone for his later acclaimed work "An Iceland Fisherman" (1886).
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Windsor Castle (novel) Windsor Castle is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1842. It is a historical romance with gothic elements that depicts Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn. Intertwined with the story are the actions of Herne the Hunter, a legendary ghost that haunts Windsor woods.
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Russian: Смерть Ивана Ильича , "Smert' Ivána Ilyichá"), first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s.
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Clara Louise Burnham Clara Louise Burnham (May 25, 1854 – June 20, 1927) was a 19th-century American novelist from Massachusetts. After the success of "No Gentlemen" (1881), other books followed, including "A Sane Lunatic" (1882), "Dearly Bought" (1884), "Next Door" (1886), "Young Maids and Old" (1888), "The Mistress of Beech Knoll" (1890), and "Miss Bagg's Secretary" (1892). The daughter of George Frederick Root, she wrote the text for several his most successful cantatas. The 1923 film, "A Chapter in Her Life" is based on Burnham's 1903 novel "Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life". She died at the family home in Maine in 1927.
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Dashiell Hammett Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( ; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade ("The Maltese Falcon"), Nick and Nora Charles ("The Thin Man"), and the Continental Op ("Red Harvest" and "The Dain Curse").
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Introduction to the Devout Life Introduction to the Devout Life (French: "Introduction à la vie dévote") is a book written by Saint Francis de Sales, the first edition being published in 1609. The final edition was published in 1619, prior to the death of Francis in 1622. It enjoyed wide popularity, and was well received in both Protestant and Catholic circles, evidenced by its translation into all major languages of the day. It is typically categorized as a form of reading known as lectio divina ("divine reading"), based on the Christian monastic practice of spiritual reading. Like "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis, it is considered a spiritual classic in the Christian tradition. The work is also used as a guide in Christian spiritual direction.