Scientific Romance: An International Anthology of Pioneering Science Fiction ed. Brian Stableford (Dover Publications, January 18, 2017, 978-0-486-80837-6, $14.95, 352pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 27 stories of early SF, from the UK UK, and France. Stableford’s introduction discusses the different development of the early form in the three countries; an appendix provides a chronology of important longer works of scientific romance from 1830 to 1914. Authors include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jerome K. Jerome, and H.G. Wells. Details taken from Table of Contents.
- iii · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in
- 1 · The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine December 1839
- 9 · A Heavenward Voyage · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The World Above the World ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2011
translated from the French (“Voyage au Ciel”, La Presse, 1841).
- 20 · The Artist of the Beautiful · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review June 1844
- 43 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.
- 57 · The End of the World · Eugène Mouton; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The Supreme Progress ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2011
translated from the French (“La Fin du Monde” as by Mérinos, Nouvelles et Fantaisies Humoristiques, 1872).
- 66 · A Paradoxical Ode (After Shelley) · James Clerk Maxwell · pm The Life of James Clerk Mazwell by Lewis Campbell & William Garnett, Macmillan, 1882
- 69 · The Ablest Man in the World · Edward Page Mitchell · ss The Sun May 1879
- 87 · Josuah Electricmann · Ernest d’Hervilly; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The Man with the Blue Face ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2015
translated from the French (“Josuah Electricmann”, Petit Parisien, 1882).
- 92 · The Child of the Phalanstery · Grant Allen · ss Belgravia August 1884, as by J. Arbuthnot Wilson
- 108 · The Salvation of Nature · John Davidson · ss The Great Men by John Davidson, 1891
- 123 · Tornadres · J.-H. Rosny; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The Mysterious Force and Other Anomalous Phenomena by J.-H. Rosny & Aîné, Black Coat Press, 2010, as “The Cataclysm”
translated from the French (“Le cataclysme”, Revue Indépendante, February 1888).
- 138 · Professor Bakermann’s Microbe · Charles Epheyre; translated by Brian Stableford · nv The Supreme Progress ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2011
translated from the French (“Le Microbe de Professor Bakermann”, Revue Bleue, January 1890).
- 156 · In the Year Ten Thousand · Edgar Fawcett · pl The Arena February 1890
- 164 · The Revolt of the Machines · Émile Goudeau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The Revolt of the Machines ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2014
translated from the French (“La Révolte des Machines”, Livre Populaire, 1891).
- 172 · For the Akhoond · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner March 18 1888
- 180 · The Philosophy of Relative Existences · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Magazine August 1892
- 187 · June 1993 · Julian Hawthorne · ss The Cosmopolitan February 1893
- 198 · The Dancing Partner · Jerome K. Jerome · ex from Novel Notes, Leadenhall Press, 1893
- 205 · The Conqueror of Death · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The Conqueror of Death ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, 2013
translated from the French (“Le vainqueur de la mort. Chronique des siècles à venir”, La Science Illustrée, November 25, 1895 - November 30, 1895).
- 220 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897
- 231 · A Corner in Lightning · George Griffith · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1898
- 243 · The Memory Cell · Walter Besant · ss A Five Years’ Tryst by Walter Besant, Methuen, 1902
- 255 · The Shadow and the Flash · Jack London · ss The Bookman June 1903
- 269 · The Gorilloid · Edmond Haraucourt; translated by Brian Stableford · nv Illusions of Immortality by Edmond Haraucourt, Black Coat Press, 2012
translated from the French (“La Gorillöide”, Le Journal, January 1904).
- 290 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1907
- 303 · The Singular Fate of Bouvancourt · Maurice Renard; translated by Brian Stableford · ss A Man Among the Microbes by Maurice Renard, Black Coat Press, 2010
translated from the French (“La Singular Destinée de Bouvancourt”, Le Voyage Immobile Suivi d’Autres Histoires Singulières, 1909).
- 317 · The Horror of the Heights · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913
- 333 · A Chronology of the Most Important Longer Works of Scientific Romance Published Between 1830 and August 1914 · Brian Stableford · bi (r)
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