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

Fantasy Social SF Hard SF Adventure Juvenile Horror Time Travel Utopia

Its notable voices

Mark Twain Jules Verne Edward Bellamy Andrew Lang John Ames Mitchell Lewis Carroll Edwin Abbott Abbott Frank R. Stockton

The collection

Down the Snow Stairs; Or, From Good-Night to Good-Morning

Cover of Down the Snow Stairs; Or, From Good-Night to Good-Morning by Alice Corkran

Down the Snow Stairs; Or, From Good-Night to Good-Morning

Alice Corkran · 1887

2 hr 51 min read

FantasyJuvenile

El anacronópete; Viaje a China; Metempsicosis

Cover of El anacronópete; Viaje a China; Metempsicosis by Enrique Gaspar

El anacronópete; Viaje a China; Metempsicosis

Enrique Gaspar · 1887

Cover of He by Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang & Walter Herries Pollock · 1887

1 hr 12 min read

FantasyLost World

Kuolematon kuningatar

Cover of Kuolematon kuningatar by H. Rider Haggard

Kuolematon kuningatar

H. Rider Haggard · 1887

AdventureLost World

Cover of Les Xipéhuz by aîné J.-H. Rosny jeune J.-H. Rosny

aîné J.-H. Rosny jeune J.-H. Rosny · 1887

1 hr 2 min read

First ContactLost World

Rondah; or, thirty-three years in a star

Cover of Rondah; or, thirty-three years in a star by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné

Rondah; or, thirty-three years in a star

Florence Carpenter Dieudonné · 1887

2 hr 55 min read

Lost WorldSpace Opera

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3 (of 6)

Cover of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3 (of 6)

Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand and One Nights, Volume 3 (of 6)

Unknown author · 1887

AdventureFantasy

The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales

Cover of The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales by Frank R. Stockton

The Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales

Frank R. Stockton · 1887

3 hr 23 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Log of the Flying Fish: A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure

Cover of The Log of the Flying Fish: A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure by Harry Collingwood

The Log of the Flying Fish: A Story of Aerial and Submarine Peril and Adventure

Harry Collingwood · 1887

AdventureHard SF

The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism a Reality

Cover of The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism a Reality by Anna Bowman Dodd

The Republic of the Future; or, Socialism a Reality

Anna Bowman Dodd · 1887

Social SFUtopia

The Wonder Clock; or, four & twenty marvellous Tales

Cover of The Wonder Clock; or, four & twenty marvellous Tales by Howard Pyle Katharine Pyle

The Wonder Clock; or, four & twenty marvellous Tales

Howard Pyle Katharine Pyle · 1887

FantasyJuvenile

Three Good Giants

Cover of Three Good Giants by François Rabelais

Three Good Giants

François Rabelais · 1887

3 hr 39 min read

AdventureFantasy

Trips to the Moon

Cover of Trips to the Moon by of Samosata Lucian

Trips to the Moon

of Samosata Lucian · 1887

2 hr 6 min read

AdventureSpace Opera

Ægle and the elf, a fantasy

Cover of Ægle and the elf, a fantasy by M. B. M. Toland

Ægle and the elf, a fantasy

M. B. M. Toland · 1887

FantasyJuvenile

A brother to dragons, and other old-time tales

Cover of A brother to dragons, and other old-time tales by Amélie Rives

A brother to dragons, and other old-time tales

Amélie Rives · 1888

2 hr 17 min read

Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences

Cover of Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences by Frank R. Stockton

Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences

Frank R. Stockton · 1888

1 hr 42 min read

Histoires insolites

Cover of Histoires insolites by comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam

Histoires insolites

comte de Auguste Villiers de L'Isle-Adam · 1888

2 hr 52 min read

Cover of Keijukainen by Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome · 1888

1 hr 19 min read

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Cover of Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Edward Bellamy

Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887

Edward Bellamy · 1888

4 hr 17 min read

Social SFUtopia

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Cover of Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Edward Bellamy · 1888

4 hr 39 min read

Social SFUtopia

Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box

Cover of Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box by Eleanor Putnam Arlo Bates

Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box

Eleanor Putnam Arlo Bates · 1888

1 hr 23 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Cover of The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 2 (of 3) by William Clark Russell

The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 2 (of 3)

William Clark Russell · 1888

2 hr 30 min read

The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Cover of The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 3 (of 3) by William Clark Russell

The Death Ship: A Strange Story, Vol. 3 (of 3)

William Clark Russell · 1888

3 hr 23 min read

The inner house

Cover of The inner house by Walter Besant

The inner house

Walter Besant · 1888

3 hr 30 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

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