The Greatest Sci-Fi Tales Ever Written
Foundational Tales of Time Travel, Lost Worlds, Dystopias, Cosmic Horror, and Scientific RomanceBy Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, George MacDonald, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Lindsay, Edward Bellamy, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Abraham Merritt, H. G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Edwin A. Abbott, Hugh Benson
Length179h 31m
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The Greatest Sci-Fi Tales Ever Written surveys the formative imaginative literature of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when speculative fiction crystallized from Gothic romance, imperial adventure, utopian satire, and scientific conjecture. Its range encompasses voyages beyond known worlds, uncanny transformations, future societies, technological menace, metaphysical riddles, and apocalyptic visions. Alongside celebrated narratives of time, space, and invention, the volume preserves stranger, darker works whose philosophical daring reveals science fiction's deep roots in wonder and anxiety. Bringing together Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, George MacDonald, Jack London, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Lindsay, Edward Bellamy, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Abraham Merritt, H. G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Mary Shelley, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Edwin A. Abbott, and Hugh Benson, the anthology maps a transatlantic tradition in dialogue with industrial modernity. These writers approach progress through competing lenses: feminism and social reform, evolutionary thought, colonial expansion, spiritual crisis, urbanization, and fears of mechanized power. Their varied voices demonstrate that early science fiction was never a single mode, but a capacious field of literary experiment. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking both an accessible gateway to the genre and a substantial encounter with its intellectual history. It offers a rare opportunity to compare styles and ideas across generations, tracing how adventure, satire, horror, and speculation illuminate one another. Students, scholars, and curious general readers will find an instructive, absorbing dialogue about humanity's possible futures.
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GenreScience Fiction
Length179 hrs 31 mins
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Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works of J. M. Barrie (With Illustrations)
2The Greatest Sci-Fi Tales Ever Written
3Jules Verne
4Journey to the Center of the Earth
5Preface
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6Chapter I. The Professor And His Family
7Chapter II. A Mystery To Be Solved At Any Price
8Chapter III. The Runic Writing Exercises The Professor
9Chapter IV. The Enemy To Be Starved Into Submission
10Chapter V. Famine, Then Victory, Followed By Dismay
11Chapter VI. Exciting Discussions About An Unparalleled Enterprise
12Chapter VII. A Woman’s Courage
13Chapter VIII. Serious Preparations For Vertical Descent
14Chapter IX. Iceland! But What Next?
15Chapter X. Interesting Conversations With Icelandic Savants
16Chapter XI. A Guide Found To The Centre Of The Earth
17Chapter XII. A Barren Land
18Chapter XIII. Hospitality Under The Arctic Circle
19Chapter XIV. But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too
20Chapter XV. Snæfell At Last
21Chapter XVI. Boldly Down The Crater
22Chapter XVII. Vertical Descent
23Chapter XVIII. The Wonders Of Terrestrial Depths
24Chapter XIX. Geological Studies In Situ
25Chapter XX. The First Signs Of Distress
26Chapter XXI. Compassion Fuses The Professor’s Heart
27Chapter XXII. Total Failure Of Water
28Chapter XXIII. Water Discovered
29Chapter XXIV. Well Said, Old Mole! Canst Thou Work I’ The Ground So Fast?
30Chapter XXV. De Profundis
31Chapter XXVI. The Worst Peril Of All
32Chapter XXVII. Lost In The Bowels Of The Earth
33Chapter XXVIII. The Rescue In The Whispering Gallery
34Chapter XXIX. Thalatta! Thalatta!
35Chapter XXX. A New Mare Internum
36Chapter XXXI. Preparations For A Voyage Of Discovery
37Chapter XXXII. Wonders Of The Deep
38Chapter XXXIII. A Battle Of Monsters
39Chapter XXXIV. The Great Geyser
40Chapter XXXV. An Electric Storm
41Chapter XXXVI. Calm Philosophic Discussions
42Chapter XXXVII. The Liedenbrock Museum Of Geology
43Chapter XXXVIII. The Professor In His Chair Again
44Chapter XXXIX. Forest Scenery Illuminated By Eletricity
45Chapter XL. Preparations For Blasting A Passage To The Centre Of The Earth
46Chapter XLI. The Great Explosion And The Rush Down Below
47Chapter XLII. Headlong Speed Upward Through The Horrors Of Darkness
48Chapter XLIII. Shot Out Of A Volcano At Last!
49Chapter XLIV. Sunny Lands In The Blue Mediterranean
50Chapter XLV. All’s Well That Ends Well
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