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Vol. I: The Origins of Scientific Romance
The first volume of this narrative history of scientific romance includes
an introduction to the prehistory of the genre in philosophical fictions,
travelers’ tales and utopian fantasies, and tracks early literary
celebrations of scientific achievement. The authors whose contributions
to the genre are discussed included Erasmus Darwin, Percy Shelley, Humphry
Davy and Robert Hunt.
Published by Wildside Press, February 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4794-0543-5
Vol. II: The Emergence of Scientific Romance
The second volume of this narrative history of scientific romance covers
the period from the 1880s to the outbreak of the Great War, including
detailed discussions of the definitive contributions made to the genre
by such writers as H. G. Wells, George Griffith, M. P. Shiel, Charles
Howard Hinton, Fred T. Jane, Robert Cromie and William Hope Hodgson, and
the major themes of the genre that emerged in that period.
Published by Wildside Press, February 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4794-0544-2
Vol. III: The Resurgence of Scientific Romance
The third volume of this narrative history of scientific romance covers
the period between two world wars, examining the legacy of the Great War
of 1914-18 in terms of its effect on futuristic hopes and fears, as reflected
in the works of such new recruits to the genre as Olaf Stapledon, John
Gloag, Neil Bell J. Leslie Mitchell, S. Fowler Wright, Katharine Burdekin
and Muriel Jaeger.
Published by Wildside Press, February 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4794-0545-9
Vol. IV: The Decadence of Scientific Romance
The final volume of this narrative history of scientific romance tracks
the fading away of the genre as it was gradually overtaken and absorbed
into the genre of science fiction, in spite of continued work by such
practitioners and Olaf Stapledon and J. D. Beresford, and new recruits
such as Gerald Heard and Edward Hyams. It also includes a chronology of
the major works and an index to all four volumes.
Published by Wildside Press, February 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4794-0546-6
