Science fiction is not a genre many of us associate with the Victorian Era. I explain why I think this is a big mistake, and look at some ways in which Victorian-Era writers like H.G. Wells & Jules Verne continue to inspire contemporary sci-fi writers.
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References
Evans, Arthur B. “Jules Verne.” https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jules-Verne
Fox, Essie. “The Victorians and Science Fiction…” https://virtualvictorian.blogspot.com/2011/06/victorians-and-science-fiction.html
Karp, Jared. “The 19th-Century Roots of Science Fiction.” https://storiusmag.com/the-19th-century-roots-of-science-fiction-d14ef75ddd61
Keckley, Nathan. “Monsters and Machines: Science Fiction in the Victorian Era.” https://hunterhousemuseum1894.wordpress.com/2017/09/08/
“Steam Powered Victorian Era Robots Failed Miserably But Inspired Science Fiction Stories.” https://racingnelliebly.com/weirdscience/steam-powered-victorian-era-robots-failed-inspired-sci-fi/
“Steampunk.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
“The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama).” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)#:~:text=Orson%20Welles%20tells%20reporters%20that%20no%20one%20connected,on%20the%20Air%20%2011%20more%20rows%20
Wells, H.G. The War of the Worlds. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36/36-h/36-h.htm
