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 island of Doctor Moreau

Cover of The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

The island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells · 1896

2 hr 36 min read

The story hunter

Cover of The story hunter by Ernest R. Suffling

The story hunter

Ernest R. Suffling · 1896

3 hr 46 min read

The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs

Cover of The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs by Florence Marryat

The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs

Florence Marryat · 1896

4 hr 58 min read

HorrorPsychic Powers

30 Strange Stories

Cover of 30 Strange Stories by H. G. Wells

30 Strange Stories

H. G. Wells · 1897

Hard SFSocial SF

A Trip to Venus: A Novel

Cover of A Trip to Venus: A Novel by John Munro

A Trip to Venus: A Novel

John Munro · 1897

3 hr 10 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

A láthatatlan ember: Fantasztikus regény

Cover of A láthatatlan ember: Fantasztikus regény by H. G. Wells

A láthatatlan ember: Fantasztikus regény

H. G. Wells · 1897

3 hr 45 min read

Death, the Knight, and the Lady: A Ghost Story

Cover of Death, the Knight, and the Lady: A Ghost Story by H. De Vere Stacpoole

Death, the Knight, and the Lady: A Ghost Story

H. De Vere Stacpoole · 1897

1 hr 45 min read

Cover of Dracula by Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker · 1897

Bram Stoker · 1897

Cover of Dracula by Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker · 1897

Cover of Equality by Edward Bellamy

Edward Bellamy · 1897

Social SFUtopia

Näkymätön mies

Cover of Näkymätön mies by H. G. Wells

Näkymätön mies

H. G. Wells · 1897

3 hr 27 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

The Autobiography of a Monkey

Cover of The Autobiography of a Monkey by Albert Bigelow Paine

The Autobiography of a Monkey

Albert Bigelow Paine · 1897

FantasyJuvenile

The Great War in England in 1897

Cover of The Great War in England in 1897 by William Le Queux

The Great War in England in 1897

William Le Queux · 1897

DystopiaMilitary SF

The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men

Cover of The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men by Sir Max Beerbohm

The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men

Sir Max Beerbohm · 1897

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

H. G. Wells · 1897

3 hr 10 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

Cover of The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

H. G. Wells · 1897

3 hr 10 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

The Plattner Story, and Others

Cover of The Plattner Story, and Others by H. G. Wells

The Plattner Story, and Others

H. G. Wells · 1897

4 hr 35 min read

The Prince of the Pin Elves

Cover of The Prince of the Pin Elves by Charles Lee Sleight

The Prince of the Pin Elves

Charles Lee Sleight · 1897

1 hr 55 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

Cover of The Pursuit of the House-Boat by John Kendrick Bangs

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

John Kendrick Bangs · 1897

2 hr 6 min read

AdventureFantasy

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

Cover of The Pursuit of the House-Boat by John Kendrick Bangs

The Pursuit of the House-Boat

John Kendrick Bangs · 1897

2 hr 6 min read

AdventureFantasy

Cover of The Star by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1897

Hard SFPost-Apocalyptic

The Sundering Flood

Cover of The Sundering Flood by William Morris

The Sundering Flood

William Morris · 1897

4 hr 52 min read

AdventureFantasy

The Water of the Wondrous Isles

Cover of The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris

The Water of the Wondrous Isles

William Morris · 1897

AdventureFantasy

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