The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1820s

Tales of mesmerism, ghosts, and the fantastic voyage flourish in the Romantic imagination.

24 titles 15 authors

Defining themes

Fantasy Horror Adventure Social SF Lost World Space Opera Juvenile Post-Apocalyptic

Its notable voices

Ferdinand Raimund Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué Ali Bey Charles Nodier Charles Robert Maturin James Hogg Samuel L. Knapp Wilhelm Hauff

The collection

Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 3

Cover of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 3 by Charles Robert Maturin

Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 3

Charles Robert Maturin · 1820

3 hr 4 min read

Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 4

Cover of Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 4 by Charles Robert Maturin

Melmoth the Wanderer, Vol. 4

Charles Robert Maturin · 1820

3 hr 52 min read

Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery

Cover of Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery by Captain Adam Seaborn

Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery

Captain Adam Seaborn · 1820

2 hr 33 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

Smarra ou les démons de la nuit: Songes romantiques

Cover of Smarra ou les démons de la nuit: Songes romantiques by Charles Nodier

Smarra ou les démons de la nuit: Songes romantiques

Charles Nodier · 1821

1 hr 10 min read

Cover of Infernaliana by Charles Nodier

Charles Nodier · 1822

1 hr 43 min read

The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Cover of The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 2 (of 3) by James Hogg

The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 2 (of 3)

James Hogg · 1822

3 hr 42 min read

AdventureFantasy

The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Cover of The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 3 (of 3) by James Hogg

The Three Perils of Man; or, War, Women, and Witchcraft, Vol. 3 (of 3)

James Hogg · 1822

4 hr 36 min read

AdventureFantasy

Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel

Cover of Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel by Ferdinand Raimund

Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel

Ferdinand Raimund · 1823

1 hr 37 min read

Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs

Cover of Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs by Ferdinand Raimund

Der Diamant des Geisterkönigs

Ferdinand Raimund · 1824

1 hr 43 min read

The magic ring, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Cover of The magic ring, Vol. 1 (of 3) by Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué

The magic ring, Vol. 1 (of 3)

Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué · 1825

2 hr 50 min read

AdventureFantasy

The magic ring, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Cover of The magic ring, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué

The magic ring, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué · 1825

2 hr 54 min read

AdventureFantasy

The magic ring, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Cover of The magic ring, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué

The magic ring, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Freiherr de Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte-Fouqué · 1825

2 hr 46 min read

AdventureFantasy

Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt; oder, Der Bauer als Millionär

Cover of Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt; oder, Der Bauer als Millionär by Ferdinand Raimund

Das Mädchen aus der Feenwelt; oder, Der Bauer als Millionär

Ferdinand Raimund · 1826

2 hr 12 min read

Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea

Cover of Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea by E. T. A. Hoffmann

Specimens of German Romance; Vol. II. Master Flea

E. T. A. Hoffmann · 1826

2 hr 36 min read

Cover of The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 1826

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

The Severed Hand

Cover of The Severed Hand by Wilhelm Hauff

The Severed Hand

Wilhelm Hauff · 1826

A Voyage to the Moon

Cover of A Voyage to the Moon by George Tucker

A Voyage to the Moon

George Tucker · 1827

3 hr 48 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

The Little Glass Man, and Other Stories

Cover of The Little Glass Man, and Other Stories by Wilhelm Hauff

The Little Glass Man, and Other Stories

Wilhelm Hauff · 1827

2 hr 13 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century

Cover of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Mrs. Loudon

The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century

Mrs. Loudon · 1827

Hard SFSocial SF

Der Vampyr, oder: Die Todtenbraut. Zweiter Theil.

Cover of Der Vampyr, oder: Die Todtenbraut. Zweiter Theil. by Theodor Hildebrand

Der Vampyr, oder: Die Todtenbraut. Zweiter Theil.

Theodor Hildebrand · 1828

1 hr 46 min read

Die gefesselte Phantasie

Cover of Die gefesselte Phantasie by Ferdinand Raimund

Die gefesselte Phantasie

Ferdinand Raimund · 1828

1 hr 45 min read

My Aunt Margaret's Mirror

Cover of My Aunt Margaret's Mirror by Walter Scott

My Aunt Margaret's Mirror

Walter Scott · 1828

Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (1. kötet)

Cover of Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (1. kötet) by Ali Bey

Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (1. kötet)

Ali Bey & Samuel L. Knapp · 1829

3 hr 21 min read

AdventureFantasy

Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (2. kötet)

Cover of Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (2. kötet) by Ali Bey

Kelet tündér világa, vagy Szaif Züliázán szultán. (2. kötet)

Ali Bey & Samuel L. Knapp · 1829

2 hr 44 min read

AdventureFantasy

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