The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Jane Webb Loudon:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"It would be of no use to go to sleep without dreaming; and, accordingly, I had scarcely closed my eyes when, methought, a spirit stood before me. His head was crowned with flowers; his azure wings fluttered in the breeze, and a light drapery, like the fleecy vapour that hangs upon the summit of a mountain, floated round him. In his hand he held a scroll, and his voice sounded soft and sweet as the liquid melody of the nightingale.

"Take this," said he, smiling benignantly; "it is the Chronicle of a future age. Weave it into a story."

You can read it here. Select an invention:

Automaton Birds
Mechanical fowl sing sweetly.

Automaton Judge
An entirely artificial, mechanical judge for the courtroom.

Automaton Steam Surgeon
Mechanized surgery.

Barrels of Air
A very early mention of a means for breathing once above the Earth's atmosphere.

Mail-Post Letter-Ball
A system of sending mail quickly from town to town via steam-cannon-powered hollow spheres.

Stage Balloon
A regular means of conveyance, like a train or carriage.

Steam-Propelled Moving Houses
Otherwise ordinary residences that move from place to place, powered by steam.

 

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