- Smith, Edward E. The Skylark of Space. Lincoln,
NE: University of Nebraska Press, [1928, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1958]
2001. ISBN 0-8032-9286-4.
- “Doc” Smith revised the original 1928 edition of this book
for each of four subsequent editions. This “Commemorative Edition” is
a reprint of the most recent (1958) revision. It contains a variety of
words: “fission”, “fusion”, “megaton”, "neutron", etc., which did not
figure in the English language when the novel was completed in 1920
(it was not published until 1928). Earlier editions may have more
of a “golden age” feel, but this was Smith's last word on the story.
The original illustrations by O.G. Estes Jr. are reproduced, along with
an introduction by Vernor Vinge which manages to misspell protagonist
Richard Seaton's name throughout.
August 2002 