Science Fiction Before 1900: Imagination Discovers Technology

Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including <em>Frankenstein</em>, <em>Twenty Thousand Leagues</em> <em>Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthurs</em> <em>Court</em> and <em>The Time Machine</em>. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.