aîné J.-H. Rosny 13 min read

In the deep prehistoric past, early humans struggle to survive against beasts, the elements, and rival tribes, vivid scenes of the dawn of humankind by a pioneer of the prehistoric adventure.

J.-H. Rosny aîné's 1896 collection (in the original French, 'Scènes préhistoriques') is a founding work of prehistoric fiction by the author of 'Quest for Fire.' Vivid, primal, evocative. Read it for the master of the genre, stark, powerful tales of Stone Age life from one of the great early imaginers of the ancient world.

In its time

Published in 1896, during the 1890s, wells arrives.

Reading it

13 min read (a short story, a single idea, delivered and gone).