The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1890s

Wells arrives. The Time Machine, invisibility, and Martian invasion define a genre.

183 titles 115 authors

Defining themes

Fantasy Social SF Hard SF Horror Adventure Juvenile Utopia Lost World

Its notable voices

H. G. Wells Luis Senarens William Morris John Kendrick Bangs Bram Stoker Camille Flammarion F. Marion Crawford Ford Madox Ford

The collection

Cover of A. D. 2000 by Alvarado M. Fuller

Alvarado M. Fuller · 1890

Social SFTime Travel

Cover of Albrecht by Arlo Bates

Arlo Bates · 1890

3 hr 16 min read

Another Brownie Book

Cover of Another Brownie Book by Palmer Cox

Another Brownie Book

Palmer Cox · 1890

1 hr 52 min read

Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century

Cover of Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century by Ignatius Donnelly

Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century

Ignatius Donnelly · 1890

DystopiaSocial SF

Freeland: A Social Anticipation

Cover of Freeland: A Social Anticipation by Theodor Hertzka

Freeland: A Social Anticipation

Theodor Hertzka · 1890

Social SFUtopia

Freiland: Ein sociales Zukunftsbild

Cover of Freiland: Ein sociales Zukunftsbild by Theodor Hertzka

Freiland: Ein sociales Zukunftsbild

Theodor Hertzka · 1890

Social SFUtopia

L'élixir de vie: Conte magique

Cover of L'élixir de vie: Conte magique by Jules Lermina

L'élixir de vie: Conte magique

Jules Lermina · 1890

1 hr 3 min read

Le Vingtième Siècle: La Vie Électrique

Cover of Le Vingtième Siècle: La Vie Électrique by Albert Robida

Le Vingtième Siècle: La Vie Électrique

Albert Robida · 1890

3 hr 55 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Looking Further Forward

Cover of Looking Further Forward by Richard Michaelis

Looking Further Forward

Richard Michaelis · 1890

1 hr 47 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest

Cover of News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest by William Morris

News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest

William Morris · 1890

4 hr 16 min read

Social SFUtopia

The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy

Cover of The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy by Fergus Hume

The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy

Fergus Hume · 1890

2 hr 3 min read

Cover of Urania by Camille Flammarion

Camille Flammarion · 1890

3 hr 1 min read

Balsamo, the magician; or, the memoirs of a physician

Cover of Balsamo, the magician; or, the memoirs of a physician by Alexandre Dumas Auguste Maquet

Balsamo, the magician; or, the memoirs of a physician

Alexandre Dumas Auguste Maquet · 1891

Ein Blick in die Zukunft

Cover of Ein Blick in die Zukunft by Richard Michaelis

Ein Blick in die Zukunft

Richard Michaelis · 1891

2 hr 3 min read

DystopiaSocial SF

History of a World of Immortals without a God

Cover of History of a World of Immortals without a God

History of a World of Immortals without a God

Unknown author · 1891

1 hr 36 min read

Social SFUtopia

Khaled, A Tale of Arabia

Cover of Khaled, A Tale of Arabia by F. Marion Crawford

Khaled, A Tale of Arabia

F. Marion Crawford · 1891

4 hr 1 min read

The Admiral's Caravan

Cover of The Admiral's Caravan by Charles E. Carryl

The Admiral's Caravan

Charles E. Carryl · 1891

1 hr 30 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Brown Owl: A Fairy Story

Cover of The Brown Owl: A Fairy Story by Ford Madox Ford

The Brown Owl: A Fairy Story

Ford Madox Ford · 1891

1 hr 47 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Story of the Glittering Plain

Cover of The Story of the Glittering Plain by William Morris

The Story of the Glittering Plain

William Morris · 1891

2 hr 33 min read

AdventureFantasy

The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale

Cover of The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale by F. Marion Crawford

The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale

F. Marion Crawford · 1891

An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories

Cover of An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories by Mrs. Molesworth

An Enchanted Garden: Fairy Stories

Mrs. Molesworth · 1892

2 hr 6 min read

Fifty years hence: or, What may be in 1943

Cover of Fifty years hence: or, What may be in 1943 by Robert Grimshaw

Fifty years hence: or, What may be in 1943

Robert Grimshaw · 1892

1 hr 7 min read

Social SFUtopia

Frank Reade and His Steam Horse

Cover of Frank Reade and His Steam Horse by Luis Senarens

Frank Reade and His Steam Horse

Luis Senarens · 1892

AdventureHard SF

Frank Reade, Jr., and his new steam man; or, the young inventor's trip to the far west

Cover of Frank Reade, Jr., and his new steam man; or, the young inventor's trip to the far west by Luis Senarens

Frank Reade, Jr., and his new steam man; or, the young inventor's trip to the far west

Luis Senarens · 1892

3 hr 30 min read

AdventureHard SF

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