The Shadow Girl

A mysterious tower appears in the middle of a city, bearing a troubled girl from the future in search of help from today. One of Cummings' best works, THE SHADOW GIRL remains thoroughly readable & enjoyable even tho it was 1st published more than 80 years ago. About "He is a Verne returned & a Wells going forward," remarked Bob Davis, dean of American magazine editors. "He is the American H.G. Wells," say other critics. He's an unusual flair for things scientific as evidenced by the fact that while at Princeton University he accomplished the remarkable feat of absorbing 3 years of physics in that many months. His 5 years' association with Th Edison as the latter's personal assistant also added to his scientific knowledge. His bizarre early life, living on orange plantations in Puerto Rico, striking oil in Wyoming, gold seeking in British Columbia, timber cruising in the North, before he was 20, also left its imprint. "Leaving Mr. Edison's employ, Cummings began writing scientific fiction for many magazines. His stories gripped the popular imagination & they clicked. Mr. Cummings's success as a writer has been meteoric, for in a few years he has become one of the world's most popular authors of scientific fiction."--Argosy-Allstory Weekly 2/8/30