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

The Abandoned Country; or, Frank Reade, Jr., Exploring a New Continent.

Cover of The Abandoned Country; or, Frank Reade, Jr., Exploring a New Continent. by Luis Senarens

The Abandoned Country; or, Frank Reade, Jr., Exploring a New Continent.

Luis Senarens · 1893

2 hr 33 min read

AdventureHard SF

The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror

Cover of The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror by George Chetwynd Griffith

The Angel of the Revolution: A Tale of the Coming Terror

George Chetwynd Griffith · 1893

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future

Cover of The Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future by M. L. Campbell

The Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future

M. L. Campbell · 1893

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

The Great War of 189-: A Forecast

Cover of The Great War of 189-: A Forecast by P. H. Colomb Archibald Forbes Charles Lowe F. N. Maude John Frederick Maurice David Christie Murray Frank Scudamore

The Great War of 189-: A Forecast

P. H. Colomb Archibald Forbes Charles Lowe F. N. Maude John Frederick Maurice David Christie Murray Frank Scudamore · 1893

DystopiaMilitary SF

Toppleton's Client; Or, A Spirit in Exile

Cover of Toppleton's Client; Or, A Spirit in Exile by John Kendrick Bangs

Toppleton's Client; Or, A Spirit in Exile

John Kendrick Bangs · 1893

3 hr 23 min read

Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance

Cover of Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance by Alice Ilgenfritz Jones

Unveiling a Parallel: A Romance

Alice Ilgenfritz Jones & Ella Merchant · 1893

3 hr 9 min read

Social SFUtopia

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

Cover of A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future by John Jacob Astor

A Journey in Other Worlds: A Romance of the Future

John Jacob Astor · 1894

Social SFSpace Opera

Lost in the Atlantic Valley; Or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the "Dart"

Cover of Lost in the Atlantic Valley; Or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the "Dart" by Luis Senarens

Lost in the Atlantic Valley; Or, Frank Reade, Jr., and His Wonder, the "Dart"

Luis Senarens · 1894

2 hr 51 min read

AdventureHard SF

Lucian's True History

Cover of Lucian's True History by of Samosata Lucian

Lucian's True History

of Samosata Lucian · 1894

AdventureSpace Opera

Cover of Olga Romanoff by George Chetwynd Griffith

George Chetwynd Griffith · 1894

Military SFPost-Apocalyptic

Tales of the supernatural: Six romantic stories

Cover of Tales of the supernatural: Six romantic stories by James Platt

Tales of the supernatural: Six romantic stories

James Platt · 1894

2 hr 35 min read

The Beautiful Eyes of Ysidria

Cover of The Beautiful Eyes of Ysidria by Charles A. Gunnison

The Beautiful Eyes of Ysidria

Charles A. Gunnison · 1894

The End of Elfintown

Cover of The End of Elfintown by Jane Barlow

The End of Elfintown

Jane Barlow · 1894

The Land of the Changing Sun

Cover of The Land of the Changing Sun by Will N. Harben

The Land of the Changing Sun

Will N. Harben · 1894

2 hr 54 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

The Parasite: A Story

Cover of The Parasite: A Story by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Parasite: A Story

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1894

1 hr 1 min read

HorrorPsychic Powers

The Queen Who Flew: A Fairy Tale

Cover of The Queen Who Flew: A Fairy Tale by Ford Madox Ford

The Queen Who Flew: A Fairy Tale

Ford Madox Ford · 1894

1 hr 34 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Wood Beyond the World

Cover of The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris

The Wood Beyond the World

William Morris · 1894

2 hr 37 min read

AdventureFantasy

Cover of Twilight Land by Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle · 1894

4 hr 22 min read

Cover of Twilight Land by Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle · 1894

4 hr 52 min read

Wandering ghosts

Cover of Wandering ghosts by F. Marion Crawford

Wandering ghosts

F. Marion Crawford · 1894

3 hr 37 min read

Cover of Aikakone by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1895

1 hr 58 min read

Social SFTime Travel

Among the gnomes

Cover of Among the gnomes by Franz Hartmann

Among the gnomes

Franz Hartmann · 1895

2 hr 32 min read

Cover of Az időgép by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1895

1 hr 49 min read

Social SFTime Travel

Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories

Cover of Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories by Ralph Adams Cram

Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories

Ralph Adams Cram · 1895

1 hr 53 min read

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