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 little elves seeking the beautiful world

Cover of The little elves seeking the beautiful world by Lucy Hamilton Warner

The little elves seeking the beautiful world

Lucy Hamilton Warner · 1895

FantasyJuvenile

Cover of Um novo mundo by Guilherme Read Cabral

Guilherme Read Cabral · 1895

Social SFUtopia

Varastettu basilli ja muita kertomuksia

Cover of Varastettu basilli ja muita kertomuksia by H. G. Wells

Varastettu basilli ja muita kertomuksia

H. G. Wells · 1895

1 hr 47 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Complete

Cover of When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Complete by Gilbert Parker

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Complete

Gilbert Parker · 1895

3 hr 14 min read

FantasySocial SF

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 1.

Cover of When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 1. by Gilbert Parker

When Valmond Came to Pontiac: The Story of a Lost Napoleon. Volume 1.

Gilbert Parker · 1895

FantasySocial SF

Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral

Cover of Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral by Georges Le Faure

Aventures extraordinaires d'un savant russe; IV. Le désert sidéral

Georges Le Faure & H. de Graffigny · 1896

Hard SFSpace Opera

Cover of Dans l'abîme by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1896

Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World

Cover of Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World by James Cowan

Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World

James Cowan · 1896

Social SFSpace Opera

Dr. Moreau szigete: Regény

Cover of Dr. Moreau szigete: Regény by H. G. Wells

Dr. Moreau szigete: Regény

H. G. Wells · 1896

2 hr 20 min read

Face au drapeau

Cover of Face au drapeau by Jules Verne

Face au drapeau

Jules Verne · 1896

4 hr 19 min read

AdventureHard SF

Facing the Flag

Cover of Facing the Flag by Jules Verne

Facing the Flag

Jules Verne · 1896

3 hr 50 min read

AdventureHard SF

Harper's Round Table, September 22, 1896

Cover of Harper's Round Table, September 22, 1896 by Various

Harper's Round Table, September 22, 1896

Various · 1896

1 hr 49 min read

AdventureJuvenile

Ihmiselon aamuna: Romaani maailman aamuhämärästä

Cover of Ihmiselon aamuna: Romaani maailman aamuhämärästä by Sir Charles G. D. Roberts

Ihmiselon aamuna: Romaani maailman aamuhämärästä

Sir Charles G. D. Roberts · 1896

4 hr 20 min read

Cover of Kauhun saari by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1896

2 hr 25 min read

Scènes préhistoriques

Cover of Scènes préhistoriques by aîné J.-H. Rosny

Scènes préhistoriques

aîné J.-H. Rosny · 1896

AdventureLost World

Tales of Fantasy and Fact

Cover of Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Brander Matthews

Tales of Fantasy and Fact

Brander Matthews · 1896

2 hr 20 min read

FantasySocial SF

The Fairy Latchkey

Cover of The Fairy Latchkey by Magdalene Horsfall

The Fairy Latchkey

Magdalene Horsfall · 1896

2 hr 40 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Missing Prince

Cover of The Missing Prince by G. E. Farrow

The Missing Prince

G. E. Farrow · 1896

2 hr 19 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Sunken Isthmus; or, Frank Reade, Jr., in the Yucatan Channel.

Cover of The Sunken Isthmus; or, Frank Reade, Jr., in the Yucatan Channel. by Luis Senarens

The Sunken Isthmus; or, Frank Reade, Jr., in the Yucatan Channel.

Luis Senarens · 1896

2 hr 32 min read

AdventureJuvenile

The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Adventures in a Mysterious Country

Cover of The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Adventures in a Mysterious Country by Luis Senarens

The Transient Lake; or, Frank Reade, Jr.'s Adventures in a Mysterious Country

Luis Senarens · 1896

2 hr 38 min read

AdventureJuvenile

The Well at the World's End: A Tale

Cover of The Well at the World's End: A Tale by William Morris

The Well at the World's End: A Tale

William Morris · 1896

AdventureFantasy

Cover of The Were-Wolf by Clemence Housman

Clemence Housman · 1896

1 hr 1 min read

The World of Romance

Cover of The World of Romance by William Morris

The World of Romance

William Morris · 1896

1 hr 49 min read

The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch: An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza

Cover of The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch: An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza by S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald

The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch: An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza

S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald · 1896

1 hr 44 min read

FantasyJuvenile

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