An attack of deep depression has seized Thomas Smithers, the multi-millionaire, and while he is in this melancholy state, he reads of the creation of a mechanical doll which is the closest i... Read allAn attack of deep depression has seized Thomas Smithers, the multi-millionaire, and while he is in this melancholy state, he reads of the creation of a mechanical doll which is the closest imitation of a human being yet invented. He orders one and offers to pay an extravagant pri... Read allAn attack of deep depression has seized Thomas Smithers, the multi-millionaire, and while he is in this melancholy state, he reads of the creation of a mechanical doll which is the closest imitation of a human being yet invented. He orders one and offers to pay an extravagant price, provided the toy is delivered within a limited time, after which he is to begin a jour... Read all