SF Supernova

The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1880s

Lost races and dying earths. Haggard, Flatland, and the coming of the scientific romance proper.

109 titles 62 authors

Defining themes

FantasySocial SFHard SFAdventureJuvenileHorrorTime TravelUtopia

Its notable voices

Mark TwainJules VerneEdward BellamyAndrew LangJohn Ames MitchellLewis CarrollEdwin Abbott AbbottFrank R. Stockton

The collection

Histoires incroyables, Tome I
Cover of Histoires incroyables, Tome I by Jules Lermina
Histoires incroyables, Tome I
Jules Lermina · 1885
3 hr 6 min read
FantasyHorror
Little Johannes
Cover of Little Johannes by Frederik van Eeden
Little Johannes
Frederik van Eeden · 1885
2 hr 47 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Candy Country
Cover of The Candy Country by Louisa May Alcott
The Candy Country
Louisa May Alcott · 1885
47 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories
Cover of The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
The Golden-Breasted Kootoo, and Other Stories
Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards · 1885
35 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2)
Cover of Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2) by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Weird Tales, Vol. 2 (of 2)
E. T. A. Hoffmann · 1885
~7 hr read
FantasyHorror
Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2)
Cover of Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2) by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Weird Tales. Vol. 1 (of 2)
E. T. A. Hoffmann · 1885
~6 hr read
FantasyHorror
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel
Cover of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel by Marie Corelli
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel
Marie Corelli · 1886
~6 hr read
Psychic Powers
Alice's Adventures Under Ground
Cover of Alice's Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures Under Ground
Lewis Carroll · 1886
1 hr 9 min read
Fantasy
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 128, vol. III, June 12, 1886
Cover of Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 128, vol. III, June 12, 1886 by Various
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 128, vol. III, June 12, 1886
Various · 1886
59 min read
Social SF
Dreams and Dream Stories
Cover of Dreams and Dream Stories by Anna Bonus Kingsford
Dreams and Dream Stories
Anna Bonus Kingsford · 1886
4 hr 45 min read
FantasyHorror
Ilmojen valloittaja
Cover of Ilmojen valloittaja by Jules Verne
Ilmojen valloittaja
Jules Verne · 1886
4 hr 17 min read
AdventureHard SF
L'Ève future
Cover of L'Ève future by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam
L'Ève future
comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam · 1886
~6 hr read
Artificial IntelligenceHard SF
La pêcheuse d'âmes
Cover of La pêcheuse d'âmes by Ritter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch
La pêcheuse d'âmes
Ritter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch · 1886
~9 hr read
FantasyHorror
Le cas étrange du docteur Jekyll; Un logement pour la nuit
Cover of Le cas étrange du docteur Jekyll; Un logement pour la nuit by Robert Louis Stevenson
Le cas étrange du docteur Jekyll; Un logement pour la nuit
Robert Louis Stevenson · 1886
2 hr 5 min read
Hard SFHorror
Robur de Veroveraar
Cover of Robur de Veroveraar by Jules Verne
Robur de Veroveraar
Jules Verne · 1886
~6 hr read
AdventureHard SF
Robur der Sieger
Cover of Robur der Sieger by Jules Verne
Robur der Sieger
Jules Verne · 1886
4 hr 38 min read
AdventureHard SF
Robur the Conqueror
Cover of Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
Robur the Conqueror
Jules Verne · 1886
3 hr 28 min read
AdventureHard SF
Robur, o Conquistador
Cover of Robur, o Conquistador by Jules Verne
Robur, o Conquistador
Jules Verne · 1886
4 hr 12 min read
AdventureHard SF
Robur-le-conquérant
Cover of Robur-le-conquérant by Jules Verne
Robur-le-conquérant
Jules Verne · 1886
4 hr 18 min read
AdventureHard SF
Scientific Romances (First Series)
Cover of Scientific Romances (First Series) by Charles Howard Hinton
Scientific Romances (First Series)
Charles Howard Hinton · 1886
3 hr 52 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
She
Cover of She by H. Rider Haggard
She
H. Rider Haggard · 1886
~6 hr read
AdventureLost World
The Blindman's World
Cover of The Blindman's World by Edward Bellamy
The Blindman's World
Edward Bellamy · 1886
23 min read
Psychic PowersSocial SF
The Romance of the Moon
Cover of The Romance of the Moon by John Ames Mitchell
The Romance of the Moon
John Ames Mitchell · 1886
5 min read
FantasySpace Opera
A Crystal Age
Cover of A Crystal Age by W. H. Hudson
A Crystal Age
W. H. Hudson · 1887
3 hr 13 min read
Social SFUtopia

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