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

Yermah the Dorado: The story of a lost race

Cover of Yermah the Dorado: The story of a lost race by Frona Eunice Wait

Yermah the Dorado: The story of a lost race

Frona Eunice Wait · 1897

FantasyLost World

Yhdenvertaisuus

Cover of Yhdenvertaisuus by Edward Bellamy

Yhdenvertaisuus

Edward Bellamy · 1897

Social SFUtopia

Cover of Added Upon by Nephi Anderson

Nephi Anderson · 1898

3 hr 40 min read

Doctor Jones' Picnic

Cover of Doctor Jones' Picnic by S. E. Chapman

Doctor Jones' Picnic

S. E. Chapman · 1898

3 hr 52 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Cover of Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett Putman Serviss

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Garrett Putman Serviss · 1898

4 hr 26 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Cover of Edison's Conquest of Mars by Garrett Putman Serviss

Edison's Conquest of Mars

Garrett Putman Serviss · 1898

4 hr 27 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Floating Fancies among the Weird and the Occult

Cover of Floating Fancies among the Weird and the Occult by Clara H. Holmes

Floating Fancies among the Weird and the Occult

Clara H. Holmes · 1898

La guerre des mondes

Cover of La guerre des mondes by H. G. Wells

La guerre des mondes

H. G. Wells · 1898

4 hr 29 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

Maugis, ye sorcerer

Cover of Maugis, ye sorcerer by Lord Gilhooley

Maugis, ye sorcerer

Lord Gilhooley · 1898

3 hr 33 min read

The Counterpane Fairy

Cover of The Counterpane Fairy by Katharine Pyle

The Counterpane Fairy

Katharine Pyle · 1898

1 hr 54 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Great Stone of Sardis

Cover of The Great Stone of Sardis by Frank R. Stockton

The Great Stone of Sardis

Frank R. Stockton · 1898

3 hr 19 min read

AdventureHard SF

Cover of The Lost City by Jos. E. Badger

Jos. E. Badger · 1898

3 hr 54 min read

AdventureLost World

Cover of The Magic Nuts by Mrs. Molesworth

Mrs. Molesworth · 1898

2 hr 39 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The War of the Wenuses

Cover of The War of the Wenuses by Charles L. Graves

The War of the Wenuses

Charles L. Graves & E. V. Lucas · 1898

First ContactSocial SF

The War of the Worlds

Cover of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 31 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 31 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

Tom Ossington's Ghost

Cover of Tom Ossington's Ghost by Richard Marsh

Tom Ossington's Ghost

Richard Marsh · 1898

3 hr 27 min read

Cover of Világok harca by H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells · 1898

3 hr 32 min read

First ContactMilitary SF

Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole

Cover of Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole by Anna Adolph

Arqtiq: A Study of the Marvels at the North Pole

Anna Adolph · 1899

1 hr 48 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

Ely's Automatic Housemaid

Cover of Ely's Automatic Housemaid by Elizabeth W. Bellamy

Ely's Automatic Housemaid

Elizabeth W. Bellamy · 1899

Artificial IntelligenceSocial SF

Kun nukkuja herää: Romaani

Cover of Kun nukkuja herää: Romaani by H. G. Wells

Kun nukkuja herää: Romaani

H. G. Wells · 1899

DystopiaSocial SF

Cover of La mandragore by Jean Lorrain

Jean Lorrain · 1899

La porte des rêves

Cover of La porte des rêves by Marcel Schwob

La porte des rêves

Marcel Schwob · 1899

1 hr 41 min read

Looking forward

Cover of Looking forward by Arthur Bird

Looking forward

Arthur Bird · 1899

3 hr 4 min read

Social SFUtopia

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