SF Boxed Set: 140+ Intergalactic Action Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics is a monumental anthology that encapsulates the rich tapestry of speculative fiction. This collection boasts a diverse array of literary styles, showcasing the evolution of science fiction and fantasy from its nascent stages to its more complex, modern formulations. Within its pages, the anthology traverses a multitude of worlds – from the depths of the earth's core to the far reaches of the cosmos, enveloping readers in a universe of thought experiments, dystopian visions, and adventures beyond imagination. The inclusion of seminal works by giants in the field highlights the anthology's importance as a comprehensive reference point for the genres it represents. The contributing authors are a veritable who's who of the science fiction and fantasy canon, each bringing their unique perspectives and literary prowess to the collection. This includes pioneers like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, who laid the groundwork for modern science fiction, alongside literary greats such as Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe, who dabbled in the speculative, adding depth and diversity to the genre. Together, their collective works paint a panoramic view of speculative fiction's evolution, reflecting socio-political anxieties, technological advancements, and the unbounded potential of human imagination over time. This anthology stands at the confluence of multiple literary movements, from Romanticism to Modernism, each contributing to the rich mosaic of speculative fiction. This anthology is a must-read for enthusiasts of science fiction and fantasy, offering a unique opportunity to experience the breadth and depth of the genre through a singular collective lens. Readers are invited to embark on an unparalleled journey through time and space, exploring dystopian futures, alien societies, and lost worlds, all from the comfort of their reading nook. SF Boxed Set: 140+ Intergalactic Action Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics not only serves as an educational tool, tracing the contours of speculative fiction's history, but also as a vibrant forum for the exchange of ideas, encouraging a dialogue between the varied voices and visions that have shaped the genre.
SF Boxed Set: 140+ Intergalactic Action Adventures, Dystopian Novels & Lost World Classics
Authors:
- Jules Verne
- Mark Twain
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Edgar Allan Poe
- William Hope Hodgson
- George MacDonald
- Percy Greg
- Jack London
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Ernest Bramah
- Jonathan Swift
- Cleveland Moffett
- William Morris
- Anthony Trollope
- Richard Jefferies
- Samuel Butler
- David Lindsay
- Edward Everett Hale
- Edward Bellamy
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Edgar Wallace
- Francis Bacon
- Robert Cromie
- Abraham Merritt
- Ignatius Donnelly
- Owen Gregory
- H. G. Wells
- Stanley G. Weinbaum
- Fred M. White
- H. P. Lovecraft
- Garrett P. Serviss
- Henry Rider Haggard
- Mary Shelley
- Malcolm Jameson
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Lewis Grassic Gibbon
- Otis Adelbert Kline
- C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- Edwin A. Abbott
- Arthur Dudley Vinton
- Gertrude Barrows Bennett
- Hugh Benson
- Margaret Cavendish
- James Fenimore Coope
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Duration:
- 13096 pages
Language:
English
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Jules Verne
Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a prolific French author whose writing about various innovations and technological advancements laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. Verne’s love of travel and adventure, including his time spent sailing the seas, inspired several of his short stories and novels.
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, left school at age 12. His career encompassed such varied occupations as printer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, journalist, travel writer, and publisher, which furnished him with a wide knowledge of humanity and the perfect grasp of local customs and speech manifested in his writing. It wasn't until The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), that he was recognized by the literary establishment as one of the greatest writers America would ever produce. Toward the end of his life, plagued by personal tragedy and financial failure, Twain grew more and more cynical and pessimistic. Though his fame continued to widen--Yale and Oxford awarded him honorary degrees--he spent his last years in gloom and desperation, but he lives on in American letters as "the Lincoln of our literature."
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson was born on 13 November 1850, changing his second name to ‘Louis’ at the age of eighteen. He has always been loved and admired by countless readers and critics for ‘the excitement, the fierce joy, the delight in strangeness, the pleasure in deep and dark adventures’ found in his classic stories and, without doubt, he created some of the most horribly unforgettable characters in literature and, above all, Mr. Edward Hyde.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, poet, and critic. Best known for his macabre prose work, including the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” his writing has influenced literature in the United States and around the world.
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Jack London
Jack London (1876–1916) was a prolific American novelist and short story writer. His most notable works include White Fang, The Call of the Wild, and The Sea-Wolf. He was born in San Francisco, California.
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer and physician. He is the creator of the Sherlock Holmes character, writing his debut appearance in A Study in Scarlet. Doyle wrote notable books in the fantasy and science fiction genres, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels.
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Jonathan Swift
Jonathan Swift was born of English descent in Dublin, Ireland in 1667. He went to school at Trinity College in Ireland, before moving to England at the age of 22. After a short stint in the Anglican Church, he began his career as a writer, satirizing religious, political, and educational institutions. He wrote in defense of the Irish people, especially in his A Modest Proposal, which made him a champion of his people. His most famous work is Gulliver’s Travels which was published anonymously in 1726.
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H. G. Wells
English author H. G. Wells is best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics, and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. He was born on September 21, 1866, and died on August 13, 1946.
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H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction.
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Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley (1797–1851) was born to well-known parents: author and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and philosopher William Godwin. When Mary was sixteen, she met the young poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a devotee of her father’s teachings. In 1816, the two of them travelled to Geneva to stay with Lord Byron. One evening, while they shared ghost stories, Lord Byron proposed that they each write a ghost story of their own. Frankenstein was Mary’s contribution. Other works of hers include Mathilda, The Last Man, and The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck.
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Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901-1935) was the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell, one of the outstanding figures in Scottish literature. Acclaimed the world over for stories of great power and originality, his trilogy of novels A Scots Quair is his most renowned literary work. Gibbon was amazingly prolific and literally worked himself to death, producing seventeen books in seven years.
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