George Henry Weiss

George Henry Weiss
George Henry Weiss was an American pulp fiction writer best known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. He wrote under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" and published numerous stories in magazines like "Weird Tales" and "Amazing Stories" during the 1920s and 1930s. Some of his notable works include "The Machine Man of Ardathia" and "The Mentanicals." Weiss also explored themes like the future of humanity and artificial intelligence, contributing to the golden age of science fiction.

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TALBOT had been working that day, far up in the Catalinas, looking over some mining prospects for his company, and was returning to the Mountain View Hotel in Oracle when, from the mouth of an abandoned shaft some distance back of that town, he saw a strange object emerge. "Hello," he said to Manuel, his young Mexican assistant, "what the devil can that be?" Manuel crossed himself... more...

Justus Miles was sitting on a bench in the park, down at the heels, hungry, desperate, when a gust of wind whirled a paper to his feet. It was the advertising section of the New York Times. Apathetically, he picked it up, knowing from the past weeks' experience that few or no jobs were being advertised. Then with a start he sat up, for in the center of the page, encased in a small box and printed... more...