Larklight, Or, The Revenge of the White Spiders!, Or, To Saturn's Rings and Back! A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space

Art Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in a huge and rambling house, Larklight, which is traveling through space on an orbit far beyond the moon. When, during an ordinary sort of morning, they learn that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, and a dreadful, terrifying and marvelous adventure begins. Art, Myrtle and the extraordinary space pirates they encounter journey to the farthest reaches of known space, where they desperately attempt to save each other - and the universe. Utterly unique and devilishly witty, Larklight is a fantastic Victorian space adventure with a gravitational pull all its own. -- Dust jacket.