SF Supernova

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

FantasySocial SFHard SFHorrorAdventureJuvenileUtopiaLost World

Its notable voices

H. G. WellsLuis SenarensWilliam MorrisJohn Kendrick BangsBram StokerCamille FlammarionF. Marion CrawfordFord Madox Ford

The collection

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair
Cover of Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris
Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair
William Morris · 1895
2 hr 38 min read
Fantasy
Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth.
Cover of Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth. by John Uri Lloyd
Etidorhpa; or, The End of Earth.
John Uri Lloyd · 1895
~8 hr read
Lost World
Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour
Cover of Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour by Charles Dixon
Fifteen Hundred Miles an Hour
Charles Dixon · 1895
4 hr 41 min read
AdventureSpace Opera
In Purpurner Finsterniß
Cover of In Purpurner Finsterniß by M. G. Conrad
In Purpurner Finsterniß
M. G. Conrad · 1895
~5 hr read
AdventureLost World
La Fin Des Livres
Cover of La Fin Des Livres by Octave Uzanne Albert Robida
La Fin Des Livres
Octave Uzanne Albert Robida · 1895
30 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
Lilith: A Romance
Cover of Lilith: A Romance by George MacDonald
Lilith: A Romance
George MacDonald · 1895
~6 hr read
Fantasy
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
Cover of Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country by Joel Chandler Harris
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
Joel Chandler Harris · 1895
3 hr 4 min read
FantasyJuvenile
Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies
Cover of Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by Henry C. McCook
Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies
Henry C. McCook · 1895
~7 hr read
FantasyJuvenile
Tales of the Caliph
Cover of Tales of the Caliph by H. N. Crellin
Tales of the Caliph
H. N. Crellin · 1895
3 hr 13 min read
AdventureFantasy
The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg'
Cover of The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg' by Bertha Upton
The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg'
Bertha Upton · 1895
19 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Crack of Doom
Cover of The Crack of Doom by Robert Cromie
The Crack of Doom
Robert Cromie · 1895
2 hr 55 min read
DystopiaHard SF
The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search.
Cover of The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search. by Luis Senarens
The Galleon's Gold; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Deep Sea Search.
Luis Senarens · 1895
2 hr 44 min read
AdventureHard SF
The Greylock: A Fairy Tale
Cover of The Greylock: A Fairy Tale by Georg Ebers
The Greylock: A Fairy Tale
Georg Ebers · 1895
52 min read
Fantasy
The King in Yellow
Cover of The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers · 1895
4 hr 51 min read
FantasyHorror
The King in Yellow
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The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers · 1895
4 hr 51 min read
FantasyHorror
The Second Jungle Book
Cover of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Second Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling · 1895
3 hr 56 min read
AdventureFantasy
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
Cover of The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. Wells
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
H. G. Wells · 1895
3 hr 49 min read
Hard SFSocial SF
The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations
Cover of The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations by Arthur Machen
The Three Impostors; or, The Transmutations
Arthur Machen · 1895
3 hr 4 min read
FantasyHorror
The Time Machine
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The Time Machine
H. G. Wells · 1895
1 hr 45 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Time Machine
Cover of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells · 1895
1 hr 45 min read
Social SFTime Travel
The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales
Cover of The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales by Bessie Hatton
The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales
Bessie Hatton · 1895
1 hr 52 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Wallypug of Why
Cover of The Wallypug of Why by G. E. Farrow
The Wallypug of Why
G. E. Farrow · 1895
2 hr 29 min read
FantasyJuvenile
The Wonderful Visit
Cover of The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells
The Wonderful Visit
H. G. Wells · 1895
2 hr 53 min read
FantasySocial SF
The house of joy
Cover of The house of joy by Laurence Housman
The house of joy
Laurence Housman · 1895
1 hr 54 min read
Fantasy

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