The Victorian Roots

The Victorian Roots

Where science fiction began.

Before the pulps, before the rockets: the 19th-century scientific romances and lost-world tales that gave the genre its shape. The deep past of the future.

30 titles

Histoire fantastique du célèbre Pierrot

Cover of Histoire fantastique du célèbre Pierrot by Alfred Assollant

Histoire fantastique du célèbre Pierrot

Alfred Assollant · 1860

3 hr 44 min read

The Haunted Homestead: A Novel

Cover of The Haunted Homestead: A Novel by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

The Haunted Homestead: A Novel

Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth · 1860

4 hr 58 min read

A Strange Story, Complete

Cover of A Strange Story, Complete by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

A Strange Story, Complete

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1862

A Strange Story, Volume 04

Cover of A Strange Story, Volume 04 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

A Strange Story, Volume 04

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1862

1 hr 10 min read

A Strange Story, Volume 05

Cover of A Strange Story, Volume 05 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

A Strange Story, Volume 05

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1862

1 hr 20 min read

A Strange Story, Volume 06

Cover of A Strange Story, Volume 06 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

A Strange Story, Volume 06

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1862

A Strange Story, Volume 08

Cover of A Strange Story, Volume 08 by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton

A Strange Story, Volume 08

Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton · 1862

1 hr 36 min read

Seven Little People and their Friends

Cover of Seven Little People and their Friends by Horace Elisha Scudder

Seven Little People and their Friends

Horace Elisha Scudder · 1862

2 hr 17 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The man with the broken ear

Cover of The man with the broken ear by Edmond About

The man with the broken ear

Edmond About · 1862

3 hr 48 min read

Hard SFSocial SF

A Book of Ghosts

Cover of A Book of Ghosts by S. Baring-Gould

A Book of Ghosts

S. Baring-Gould · 1863

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Cover of Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Jules Verne · 1863

The Water-Babies

Cover of The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley

The Water-Babies

Charles Kingsley · 1863

4 hr 6 min read

FantasyJuvenile

The Wonderful Story of Ravalette

Cover of The Wonderful Story of Ravalette by Paschal Beverly Randolph

The Wonderful Story of Ravalette

Paschal Beverly Randolph · 1863

3 hr 37 min read

FantasyPsychic Powers

Viisi viikkoa ilmapallossa

Cover of Viisi viikkoa ilmapallossa by Jules Verne

Viisi viikkoa ilmapallossa

Jules Verne · 1863

AdventureHard SF

A Journey into the Interior of the Earth

Cover of A Journey into the Interior of the Earth by Jules Verne

A Journey into the Interior of the Earth

Jules Verne · 1864

Hard SFLost World

Les Mémoires d'un Parapluie

Cover of Les Mémoires d'un Parapluie by comtesse de Elisabeth Galos Houdetot

Les Mémoires d'un Parapluie

comtesse de Elisabeth Galos Houdetot · 1864

1 hr 43 min read

Matkustus maan keskipisteeseen

Cover of Matkustus maan keskipisteeseen by Jules Verne

Matkustus maan keskipisteeseen

Jules Verne · 1864

AdventureLost World

Naar het middelpunt der Aarde

Cover of Naar het middelpunt der Aarde by Jules Verne

Naar het middelpunt der Aarde

Jules Verne · 1864

AdventureLost World

The Light Princess

Cover of The Light Princess by George MacDonald

The Light Princess

George MacDonald · 1864

FantasyJuvenile

The Portent and Other Stories

Cover of The Portent and Other Stories by George MacDonald

The Portent and Other Stories

George MacDonald · 1864

4 hr 44 min read

HorrorPsychic Powers

Utazás a föld központja felé (1. rész)

Cover of Utazás a föld központja felé (1. rész) by Jules Verne

Utazás a föld központja felé (1. rész)

Jules Verne · 1864

3 hr 3 min read

AdventureLost World

Utazás a föld központja felé (2. rész)

Cover of Utazás a föld központja felé (2. rész) by Jules Verne

Utazás a föld központja felé (2. rész)

Jules Verne · 1864

1 hr 58 min read

AdventureLost World

Visionen und andere phantastische Erzählungen

Cover of Visionen und andere phantastische Erzählungen by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Visionen und andere phantastische Erzählungen

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev · 1864

2 hr 51 min read

Voyage au Centre de la Terre

Cover of Voyage au Centre de la Terre by Jules Verne

Voyage au Centre de la Terre

Jules Verne · 1864

AdventureLost World

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll · 1865

2 hr 1 min read

Da terra à lua, viagem directa em 97 horas e 20 minutos

Cover of Da terra à lua, viagem directa em 97 horas e 20 minutos by Jules Verne

Da terra à lua, viagem directa em 97 horas e 20 minutos

Jules Verne · 1865

4 hr 10 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

De Reis naar de Maan in 28 dagen en 12 uren

Cover of De Reis naar de Maan in 28 dagen en 12 uren by Jules Verne

De Reis naar de Maan in 28 dagen en 12 uren

Jules Verne · 1865

Hard SFSpace Opera

De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes

Cover of De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes by Jules Verne

De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes

Jules Verne · 1865

3 hr 59 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes

Cover of De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes by Jules Verne

De la terre à la lune: trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes

Jules Verne · 1865

3 hr 50 min read

Hard SFSpace Opera

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It

Cover of From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It by Jules Verne

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It

Jules Verne · 1865

AdventureHard SF

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