The Road to Science Fiction #1: From Gilgamesh to Wells ed. James Gunn (Mentor, September 1977, 0-451-61578-6, $2.25, 404pp, pb, an)
- 1 · Introduction · James Gunn · in
- 15 · The First Voyage to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Lucian of Samosata]
- 16 · A True Story · Lucian of Samosata; translated by Lionel Casson · ex (r)
- 28 · Strange Creatures and Far Traveling · James Gunn · is
- 31 · The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville · [uncredited] · ex 1350; chap. XVIII-XIX.
- 38 · The Good Place That Is No Place · James Gunn · is [Ref. Sir Thomas More]
- 41 · Utopia · Sir Thomas More · ex 1516
- 48 · The New Science and the Old Religion · James Gunn · is [Ref. Tommaso Campanella]
- 49 · The City of the Sun · Tommaso Campanella · ex 1623
- 60 · Experience, Experiment, and the Battle for Men’s Minds · James Gunn · is [Ref. Francis Bacon]
- 61 · The New Atlantis · Francis Bacon · ex Sylva Sylvarum by Francis Bacon, John Haviland for William Lee, 1626
- 84 · A New Look at the Heavens and Another Trip to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Johannes Kepler]
- 86 · Somnium, or Lunar Astronomy · Johannes Kepler; translated by Edward Rosen · ss (r)
translated from the Latin (“Somnium, sive Astronomia Lunaris”, 1634).
- 103 · Commuting to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Cyrano de Bergerac]
- 105 · A Voyage to the Moon · Cyrano de Bergerac · ex (r)
translated from the French (Histoire comique, par Monsieur de Cyrano Bergerac, Contenant les Estats et Empires de la Lune, Charles de Sercy, 1657).
- 112 · The Age of Reason and the Voice of Dissent · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jonathan Swift]
- 115 · Gulliver’s Travels [Gulliver] · Jonathan Swift · ex Benjamin Motte, 1726, as “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World”
- 151 · Imaginary Voyages in the Other Direction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ludwig Holberg]
- 154 · The Journey to the World Underground · Ludwig Holberg · ex T. Astley & B. Collins, 1742; chapter 1; text slightly modernised from the 1742 translation.
translated from the Latin (Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum, Sumptibus Iacobi Preussii, 1741).
- 161 · Science and Literature: When Worlds Collide · James Gunn · is [Ref. Mary Shelley]
- 164 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus [Frankenstein] · Mary Shelley · ex Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.; chapters 5 & 10.
- 177 · Science as Symbol · James Gunn · is [Ref. Nathaniel Hawthorne]
- 180 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”
- 209 · Anticipations of the Future · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe]
- 212 · Mellonta Tauta · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book February 1849
- 226 · Expanding the Vision · James Gunn · is [Ref. Fitz-James O’Brien]
- 228 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.
- 253 · The Indispensable Frenchman · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jules Verne]
- 256 · Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea [Captain Nemo] · Jules Verne · ex Sampson Low, 1873; chapters X-XII.
translated from the French (Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers, Hetzel, 1871).
- 270 · Around the Moon · Jules Verne · ex (r); chapters XVII-XVIII.
translated from the French (De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures, Hetzel, 1865).
- 289 · Lost Civilizations and Ancient Knowledge · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. Rider Haggard]
- 292 · She [Ayesha] · H. Rider Haggard · ex Harper, December 1886; chapters XXIV-XXV.
- 312 · The New Frontier · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edward Bellamy]
- 315 · Looking Backward: 2000-1887 · Edward Bellamy · ex Ticknor, 1888; chapters 1-5.
- 345 · New Magazines, New Readers, New Writers · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ambrose Bierce]
- 347 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893
- 357 · A Flying Start · James Gunn · is [Ref. Rudyard Kipling]
- 359 · With the Night Mail · Rudyard Kipling · nv McClure’s Magazine November 1905
- 380 · The Father of Modern Science Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. G. Wells]
- 383 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897
- 394 · A Selected Bibliography of Books About Science Fiction · James Gunn · bi
- 396 · A Basic Science-Fiction Library · James Gunn · bi
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