The Archive · A decade in science fiction

1900s

The scientific romance. Wells and Verne imagine the shape of things to come.

218 titles 133 authors

Defining themes

Fantasy Juvenile Social SF Adventure Hard SF Horror Space Opera Dystopia

Its notable voices

L. Frank Baum H. G. Wells E. Nesbit Luis Senarens Anonymous Frances Hodgson Burnett Jack London Algernon Blackwood

The collection

A message from Mars

Cover of A message from Mars by Richard Ganthony

A message from Mars

Richard Ganthony · 1900

1 hr 52 min read

Adventures in Toyland; What the Marionette Told Molly

Cover of Adventures in Toyland; What the Marionette Told Molly by Edith King Hall

Adventures in Toyland; What the Marionette Told Molly

Edith King Hall · 1900

Der Weltuntergang: Eine Phantasie aus dem Jahre 1900

Cover of Der Weltuntergang: Eine Phantasie aus dem Jahre 1900 by Vinzenz Chiavacci

Der Weltuntergang: Eine Phantasie aus dem Jahre 1900

Vinzenz Chiavacci · 1900

Post-ApocalypticSocial SF

Nequa; or, The Problem of the Ages

Cover of Nequa; or, The Problem of the Ages by Alcanoan O. Grigsby

Nequa; or, The Problem of the Ages

Alcanoan O. Grigsby & Mary P. Lowe · 1900

Lost WorldUtopia

Cover of Reinstern by Eloise O. Randall Richberg

Eloise O. Randall Richberg · 1900

The Book of Dragons

Cover of The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit

The Book of Dragons

E. Nesbit · 1900

2 hr 40 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Bountiful Lady

Cover of The Bountiful Lady by Thomas Cobb

The Bountiful Lady

Thomas Cobb · 1900

1 hr 40 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Brass Bottle

Cover of The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey

The Brass Bottle

F. Anstey · 1900

4 hr 36 min read

The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future

Cover of The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future by Sydney C. Grier

The Kings of the East: A Romance of the Near Future

Sydney C. Grier · 1900

DystopiaMilitary SF

Cover of The Moon Metal by Garrett Putman Serviss

Garrett Putman Serviss · 1900

1 hr 37 min read

AdventureHard SF

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

Cover of The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People by L. Frank Baum

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

L. Frank Baum · 1900

2 hr 9 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Wallet of Kai Lung

Cover of The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah

The Wallet of Kai Lung

Ernest Bramah · 1900

4 hr 23 min read

AdventureFantasy

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Cover of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1900

2 hr 37 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1900

2 hr 37 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The windfairies, and other tales

Cover of The windfairies, and other tales by Mary De Morgan

The windfairies, and other tales

Mary De Morgan · 1900

2 hr 32 min read

FantasyJuvenile

Voyage dans la lune avant 1900

Cover of Voyage dans la lune avant 1900 by A. de Ville D'Avray

Voyage dans la lune avant 1900

A. de Ville D'Avray · 1900

Social SFSpace Opera

Cover of A flower book by Eden Coybee

Eden Coybee · 1901

American Fairy Tales

Cover of American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum

American Fairy Tales

L. Frank Baum · 1901

2 hr 16 min read

Anticipations of the reaction of mechanical and scientific progress upon human life and thought

Cover of Anticipations of the reaction of mechanical and scientific progress upon human life and thought by H. G. Wells

Anticipations of the reaction of mechanical and scientific progress upon human life and thought

H. G. Wells · 1901

4 hr 8 min read

As the Goose Flies

Cover of As the Goose Flies by Katharine Pyle

As the Goose Flies

Katharine Pyle · 1901

1 hr 55 min read

Dot and Tot of Merryland

Cover of Dot and Tot of Merryland by L. Frank Baum

Dot and Tot of Merryland

L. Frank Baum · 1901

2 hr 30 min read

Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa

Cover of Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa by H. G. Wells

Ensimmäiset ihmiset kuussa

H. G. Wells · 1901

4 hr 53 min read

First ContactSpace Opera

Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by His Son

Cover of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by His Son by Samuel Butler

Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both by the Original Discoverer of the Country and by His Son

Samuel Butler · 1901

4 hr 46 min read

Social SFUtopia

Cover of Fancy free by Eden Phillpotts

Eden Phillpotts · 1901

3 hr 41 min read

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