1922 and 1924. From Jumbo Books, Two Complete Books in One. Around the World in Ten Days features a futuristic airplane. Interestingly, the science fiction element of the Fantastic Flight genre was often exceeded by the rapid advancements being made in aeronautics. In Boys’ Book of Famous Soldiers, McSpadden, the author of Robin Hood, has written personal portraits of Washington, Grant, Lee, Napoleon, Wellington, Gordon, Roberts, Kitchener, Haig, Joffre, Foch and Pershing. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty or faded.