Science Fiction Before 1900 : Imagination Discovers Technology

In keeping with the editorial policy of the series, concentrates on several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, among them: Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Looking Backward, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, and The Time Machine. The author sets these works in the context of their time and place of origin, and discusses the genre in general and its relation to other kinds of literature. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.