SF Supernova

The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1870s

Under the sea and around the moon. Verne at his height; utopias and future-war tales multiply.

69 titles 28 authors

Defining themes

AdventureFantasyLost WorldHard SFJuvenileSocial SFUtopiaHorror

Its notable voices

Jules VerneGeorge MacDonaldJoseph Sheridan Le FanuMór JókaiBaron Edward Bulwer Lytton LyttonDinah Maria Mulock CraikFrank R. StocktonJulian Hawthorne

The collection

La race future
Cover of La race future by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
La race future
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1871
3 hr 11 min read
Lost WorldUtopia
The Battle of Dorking
Cover of The Battle of Dorking by George Tomkyns Chesney
The Battle of Dorking
George Tomkyns Chesney · 1871
1 hr 10 min read
DystopiaMilitary SF
The Case of Summerfield
Cover of The Case of Summerfield by W. H. Rhodes
The Case of Summerfield
W. H. Rhodes · 1871
38 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The Coming Race
Cover of The Coming Race by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
The Coming Race
Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1871
2 hr 46 min read
Lost WorldUtopia
The New-Year's Bargain
Cover of The New-Year's Bargain by Susan Coolidge
The New-Year's Bargain
Susan Coolidge · 1871
2 hr 16 min read
FantasyJuvenile
A jövő század regénye, 1. rész
Cover of A jövő század regénye, 1. rész by Mór Jókai
A jövő század regénye, 1. rész
Mór Jókai · 1872
~10 hr read
Social SFUtopia
A jövő század regénye, 2. rész
Cover of A jövő század regénye, 2. rész by Mór Jókai
A jövő század regénye, 2. rész
Mór Jókai · 1872
~7 hr read
Social SFUtopia
Black Nick, the hermit of the hills; or, The expiated crime
Cover of Black Nick, the hermit of the hills; or, The expiated crime by Frederick Whittaker
Black Nick, the hermit of the hills; or, The expiated crime
Frederick Whittaker · 1872
2 hr 10 min read
Adventure
Carmilla
Cover of Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872
1 hr 51 min read
Horror
Carmilla
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Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872
1 hr 51 min read
Horror
Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle
Cover of Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Green Tea; Mr. Justice Harbottle
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872
1 hr 38 min read
Horror
In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3
Cover of In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · 1872
2 hr 45 min read
Horror
Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians
Cover of Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians by Jules Verne
Meridiana: The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians
Jules Verne · 1872
3 hr 34 min read
AdventureHard SF
Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy
Cover of Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy by Frank R. Stockton
Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy
Frank R. Stockton · 1872
~5 hr read
FantasyJuvenile
The Adventures of A Brownie
Cover of The Adventures of A Brownie by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
The Adventures of A Brownie
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · 1872
1 hr 57 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Princess and the Goblin
Cover of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Princess and the Goblin
George MacDonald · 1872
3 hr 24 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Princess and the Goblin
Cover of The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Princess and the Goblin
George MacDonald · 1872
3 hr 20 min read
FantasyJuvenile
A Midnight Fantasy
Cover of A Midnight Fantasy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
A Midnight Fantasy
Thomas Bailey Aldrich · 1873
26 min read
Fantasy
Another World: Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah
Cover of Another World: Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Benjamin Lumley
Another World: Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah
Benjamin Lumley · 1873
4 hr 52 min read
Social SFUtopia
The Dream-God, or, A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep
Cover of The Dream-God, or, A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep by John Cuningham
The Dream-God, or, A Singular Evolvement of Thought in Sleep
John Cuningham · 1873
34 min read
FantasySocial SF
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
Cover of The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude by Jules Verne
The Fur Country: Or, Seventy Degrees North Latitude
Jules Verne · 1873
~8 hr read
AdventureHard SF
A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling Stories
Cover of A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling Stories by Jules Verne
A Winter Amid the Ice, and Other Thrilling Stories
Jules Verne · 1874
4 hr 47 min read
Hard SF
Het Geheimzinnige Eiland
Cover of Het Geheimzinnige Eiland by Jules Verne
Het Geheimzinnige Eiland
Jules Verne · 1874
~5 hr read
AdventureLost World
Idolatry: A Romance
Cover of Idolatry: A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
Idolatry: A Romance
Julian Hawthorne · 1874
4 hr 50 min read
Fantasy

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