SF Supernova

The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1840s

Mystery, mesmerism, and the proto-scientific tale in the age of Poe and Gautier.

14 titles 14 authors

Defining themes

FantasyHorrorJuvenileDystopiaSocial SFAdventure

Its notable voices

J. J. GrandvilleAlexandre DumasBaron Edward Bulwer Lytton LyttonCharles DickensG. P. R. JamesGeorge W. M. ReynoldsHerman MelvilleJames Malcolm Rymer

The collection

The Mummy's Foot
Cover of The Mummy's Foot by Théophile Gautier
The Mummy's Foot
Théophile Gautier · 1840
18 min read
FantasyHorror
The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria.
Cover of The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria. by John Ruskin
The King of the Golden River; or, the Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria.
John Ruskin · 1841
46 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Zanoni
Cover of Zanoni by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Zanoni
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1842
~9 hr read
FantasyHorror
Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life
Cover of Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life by William Harrison Ainsworth
Auriol; or, The Elixir of Life
William Harrison Ainsworth · 1844
3 hr 56 min read
Horror
Histoire d'un casse-noisette
Cover of Histoire d'un casse-noisette by Alexandre Dumas
Histoire d'un casse-noisette
Alexandre Dumas · 1845
2 hr 58 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Le grillon du foyer
Cover of Le grillon du foyer by Charles Dickens
Le grillon du foyer
Charles Dickens · 1845
2 hr 9 min read
Fantasy
Tales From the "Phantasus," etc. of Ludwig Tieck
Cover of Tales From the "Phantasus," etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Ludwig Tieck
Tales From the "Phantasus," etc. of Ludwig Tieck
Ludwig Tieck · 1845
3 hr 59 min read
FantasyHorror
Le monde tel qu'il sera
Cover of Le monde tel qu'il sera by Émile Souvestre
Le monde tel qu'il sera
Émile Souvestre · 1846
~5 hr read
DystopiaSocial SF
Les fleurs animées - Tome 1
Cover of Les fleurs animées - Tome 1 by J. J. Grandville
Les fleurs animées - Tome 1
J. J. Grandville · 1847
4 hr 30 min read
Fantasy
Les fleurs animées - Tome 2
Cover of Les fleurs animées - Tome 2 by J. J. Grandville
Les fleurs animées - Tome 2
J. J. Grandville · 1847
~5 hr read
Fantasy
The Castle of Ehrenstein
Cover of The Castle of Ehrenstein by G. P. R. James
The Castle of Ehrenstein
G. P. R. James · 1847
~9 hr read
FantasyHorror
Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood
Cover of Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood by Thomas Peckett Prest
Varney the Vampire; Or, the Feast of Blood
James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest · 1847
~24 hr read
Horror
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
Cover of Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. Reynolds
Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf
George W. M. Reynolds · 1847
~11 hr read
FantasyHorror
Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Cover of Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Herman Melville
Mardi, and a voyage thither, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Herman Melville · 1849
~7 hr read
AdventureFantasy

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