The Archive · A decade in science fiction

Pre-1800

Voyages to the moon, subterranean worlds, and philosophical utopias, the deep roots of the imaginative tradition, from Kepler and Cyrano to the Enlightenment.

49 titles 30 authors

Defining themes

Social SF Fantasy Adventure Lost World Space Opera Utopia Horror First Contact

Its notable voices

Jonathan Swift Ludvig Holberg Cyrano de Bergerac Robert Paltock Jacques Cazotte Voltaire William Beckford William Shakespeare

The collection

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

Cover of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by François Rabelais

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

François Rabelais · 1564

2 hr 44 min read

AdventureFantasy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare · 1600

1 hr 55 min read

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Cover of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare · 1600

1 hr 55 min read

Cover of New Atlantis by Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon · 1627

Social SFUtopia

The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon

Cover of The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon by Francis Godwin

The Strange Voyage and Adventures of Domingo Gonsales, to the World in the Moon

Francis Godwin · 1638

AdventureSpace Opera

The discovery of a world in the moone

Cover of The discovery of a world in the moone by John Wilkins

The discovery of a world in the moone

John Wilkins · 1638

2 hr 13 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

A Voyage to the Moon

Cover of A Voyage to the Moon by Cyrano de Bergerac

A Voyage to the Moon

Cyrano de Bergerac · 1657

2 hr 20 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune

Cover of L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune by Cyrano de Bergerac

L'autre monde; ou, Histoire comique des Etats et Empires de la Lune

Cyrano de Bergerac · 1657

2 hr 37 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Voyages to the Moon and the Sun

Cover of Voyages to the Moon and the Sun by Cyrano de Bergerac

Voyages to the Moon and the Sun

Cyrano de Bergerac · 1657

Social SFSpace Opera

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World

Cover of The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World

Duchess of Margaret Cavendish Newcastle · 1666

1 hr 56 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

Cover of Contes, Tome I by Madame d' Aulnoy

Madame d' Aulnoy · 1697

The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon

Cover of The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon by Daniel Defoe

The Consolidator; or, Memoirs of Sundry Transactions from the World in the Moon

Daniel Defoe · 1705

3 hr 37 min read

Social SFSpace Opera

Le diable boiteux, tome I

Cover of Le diable boiteux, tome I by Alain René Le Sage

Le diable boiteux, tome I

Alain René Le Sage · 1707

2 hr 58 min read

Gulliver's Reis Naar Liliput

Cover of Gulliver's Reis Naar Liliput by Otto Ernst Schmidt

Gulliver's Reis Naar Liliput

Jonathan Swift & Otto Ernst Schmidt · 1726

1 hr 21 min read

AdventureSocial SF

Gulliver's Travels

Cover of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift · 1726

AdventureSocial SF

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift · 1726

AdventureSocial SF

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Cover of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

Jonathan Swift · 1726

AdventureSocial SF

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World

Cover of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World by Jonathan Swift

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World

Jonathan Swift · 1726

2 hr 52 min read

AdventureSocial SF

Gulliverin matkat kaukaisilla mailla

Cover of Gulliverin matkat kaukaisilla mailla by Jonathan Swift

Gulliverin matkat kaukaisilla mailla

Jonathan Swift · 1726

2 hr 6 min read

AdventureSocial SF

Les voyages de Gulliver

Cover of Les voyages de Gulliver by Jonathan Swift

Les voyages de Gulliver

Jonathan Swift · 1726

AdventureSocial SF

Viaggj del Capitano Lemuel Gulliver in Diversi Paesi Lontani

Cover of Viaggj del Capitano Lemuel Gulliver in Diversi Paesi Lontani by Jonathan Swift

Viaggj del Capitano Lemuel Gulliver in Diversi Paesi Lontani

Jonathan Swift · 1726

AdventureSocial SF

Voyages du Capitaine Lemuel Gulliver, En Divers Pays Eloignes, Tome II de III

Cover of Voyages du Capitaine Lemuel Gulliver, En Divers Pays Eloignes, Tome II de III by Jonathan Swift

Voyages du Capitaine Lemuel Gulliver, En Divers Pays Eloignes, Tome II de III

Jonathan Swift · 1726

2 hr 58 min read

AdventureSocial SF

Cover of Le Sylphe by Claude-Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon

Claude-Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon · 1730

Voyage du Prince Fan-Federin dans la romancie

Cover of Voyage du Prince Fan-Federin dans la romancie by G.-H. Bougeant

Voyage du Prince Fan-Federin dans la romancie

G.-H. Bougeant · 1735

1 hr 46 min read

AdventureFantasy

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