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

A journey to the world under-ground

Cover of A journey to the world under-ground by Ludvig Holberg

A journey to the world under-ground

Ludvig Holberg · 1741

3 hr 57 min read

Lost WorldSocial SF

De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim

Cover of De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim by Ludvig Holberg

De onderaardsche reis van Klaas Klim

Ludvig Holberg · 1741

4 hr 37 min read

Lost WorldSocial SF

Le Canapé couleur de feu

Cover of Le Canapé couleur de feu by Louis Charles Fougeret de Monbron

Le Canapé couleur de feu

Louis Charles Fougeret de Monbron · 1741

Niels Klim's journey under the ground

Cover of Niels Klim's journey under the ground by Ludvig Holberg

Niels Klim's journey under the ground

Ludvig Holberg · 1741

2 hr 13 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

Niilo Klimin maanalainen matka

Cover of Niilo Klimin maanalainen matka by Ludvig Holberg

Niilo Klimin maanalainen matka

Ludvig Holberg · 1741

4 hr 22 min read

Lost WorldUtopia

L'oiseau blanc: conte bleu

Cover of L'oiseau blanc: conte bleu by Denis Diderot

L'oiseau blanc: conte bleu

Denis Diderot · 1748

1 hr 35 min read

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Complete (Volumes 1 and 2)

Cover of The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Complete (Volumes 1 and 2) by Robert Paltock

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Complete (Volumes 1 and 2)

Robert Paltock · 1751

FantasyLost World

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Cover of The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 1 (of 2) by Robert Paltock

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Robert Paltock · 1751

3 hr 32 min read

FantasyLost World

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 2 (of 2)

Cover of The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 2 (of 2) by Robert Paltock

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, Volume 2 (of 2)

Robert Paltock · 1751

3 hr 55 min read

FantasyLost World

Cover of Micromegas by Voltaire

Voltaire · 1752

First ContactSocial SF

Cover of Micromégas by Voltaire

Voltaire · 1752

First ContactSocial SF

Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There

Cover of Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There by Emanuel Swedenborg

Earths In Our Solar System Which Are Called Planets, and Earths In The Starry Heaven Their Inhabitants, And The Spirits And Angels There

Emanuel Swedenborg · 1758

2 hr 45 min read

Cover of Giphantia by Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche

Charles-François Tiphaigne de La Roche · 1760

1 hr 52 min read

Social SFUtopia

Le Diable amoureux; L'Honneur perdu et recouvré; Rachel ou la belle juive

Cover of Le Diable amoureux; L'Honneur perdu et recouvré; Rachel ou la belle juive by Jacques Cazotte

Le Diable amoureux; L'Honneur perdu et recouvré; Rachel ou la belle juive

Jacques Cazotte · 1772

3 hr 6 min read

Le diable amoureux

Cover of Le diable amoureux by Jacques Cazotte

Le diable amoureux

Jacques Cazotte · 1772

2 hr 56 min read

The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story

Cover of The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story by Clara Reeve

The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story

Clara Reeve · 1778

3 hr 28 min read

Cover of Oberon by Christoph Martin Wieland

Christoph Martin Wieland · 1780

AdventureFantasy

Hieroglyphic Tales

Cover of Hieroglyphic Tales by Horace Walpole

Hieroglyphic Tales

Horace Walpole · 1785

Cover of Der Eroberer by Paul Weidmann

Paul Weidmann · 1786

4 hr 13 min read

The History of Caliph Vathek

Cover of The History of Caliph Vathek by William Beckford

The History of Caliph Vathek

William Beckford · 1786

2 hr 2 min read

Vathek; An Arabian Tale

Cover of Vathek; An Arabian Tale by William Beckford

Vathek; An Arabian Tale

William Beckford · 1786

2 hr 17 min read

Voyages imaginaires, songes, visions et romans cabalistiques. Tome 35.

Cover of Voyages imaginaires, songes, visions et romans cabalistiques. Tome 35.

Voyages imaginaires, songes, visions et romans cabalistiques. Tome 35.

Unknown author · 1788

AdventureFantasy

Reise eines Erdbewohners in den Mars

Cover of Reise eines Erdbewohners in den Mars by Carl Ignaz Geiger

Reise eines Erdbewohners in den Mars

Carl Ignaz Geiger · 1790

Social SFSpace Opera

Het toekomend jaar drie duizend: Eene mijmering

Cover of Het toekomend jaar drie duizend: Eene mijmering by Arend Fokke Simonsz

Het toekomend jaar drie duizend: Eene mijmering

Arend Fokke Simonsz · 1792

1 hr 17 min read

Social SFUtopia

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