The Martian Named Smith: Critical Perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land

Overview:

• Title: The Martian Named Smith: Critical Perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land
• Author: William H. Patterson, Jr., Andrew Thornton
• Year: 2001
• ISBN-10: 0967987423
• Publisher: Nitrosyncretic Press
• Price: $18.00
• Pages: xiii+209
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: The Martian Named Smith: Critical Perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land
• Notes:
  • No Canadian price.
  • "First Edition" [over] "First Printing, 7 July 2001" on copyright page.
  • Catalog of Copyright Number TX0005405056 puts the publication date at 2001-06-18.
    Lists "Andrew Thornton" as a pseudonym of Andrew Peterson.
  • Acknowledgments on unnumbered page (listed as xiii in the contents) between Introduction and Part One.
  • 22 essays broken up into five parts.
    Each essay is followed up with questions for discussion and a "For Further Reading" list.
    Part One: "His Maculate Conception" (pages 3-21)
    Part Two: "His Prosperous Heritage" (pages 25-65)
    Part Three: "His Eccentric Education" (pages 69-138
    Part Four: "His Scandalous Career" (page 141-158)
    Part Five: "His Happy Destiny" (pages 161-172)
  • Pages 181-193 constitute a bibliography.
  • Pages 203-209 constitute an index.