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| 19th Century | The Coming Race — 19th Century |
The Coming Race “Mr. Dark and Stormy Himself, Burler-Lytton, predicts the future.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Lost City — 19th Century |
The Lost City “Chapter XXIV. THE SUN CHILDREN'S PERIL!!!!!…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Last Man — 19th Century |
The Last Man “At another time we were haunted for several days by an apparition, to which our people gave the appellation of the Black Spectre. We never saw it except at evening, when his coal b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The British Barbarians: A Hill-Top Novel — 19th Century |
The British Barbarians: A Hill-Top Novel “The member of Her Britannic Majesty's Civil Service would have given anything just that minute to say to him frankly, "Well, if you're not an Englishman, and you're not an American…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Revolt of Man — 19th Century |
The Revolt of Man “THE FIRST days were spent in drill, in exhortation, in feasting, and in singing. Grace Ingleby fitted new words to old tunes, and the men sang them marching across the park. A deta…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | A Crystal Age — 19th Century |
A Crystal Age “The colour of their dresses varied, but in most cases different shades of blue and subdued yellow predominated. In all, the stockings showed deeper and richer shades of colour than…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World — James Cowan |
Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World “"I perceive," said our friend, "from this and other things you have told me, that your development is going on in about the order which has prevailed on Mars. Do not be discouraged…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | Looking Backward From 2000 to 1887 — 19th Century |
Looking Backward From 2000 to 1887 “"If I am going to explain our way of shopping to you," said my companion, as we walked along the street, "you must explain your way to me. I have never been able to understand it f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions — 19th Century |
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions “There being no sun nor other heavenly bodies, it is impossible for us to determine the North in the usual way; but we have a method of our own. By a Law of Nature with us, there is…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Land of the Changing Sun — 19th Century |
The Land of the Changing Sun “"My gracious!" ejaculated the latter as he drew nearer. It was a wondrous scene. The building in which they were imprisoned stood on a gentle hill clad in luxuriant, smoothly-cut g…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | A Journey in Other Worlds — 19th Century |
A Journey in Other Worlds “"The way to accomplish this is to increase the weight of the pole leaving the sun, by increasing the amount of material there for the sun to attract, and to lighten the pole approa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Grindwell Governing Machine — Anonymous |
The Grindwell Governing Machine “I might allude here to a special department of the machine, which once had great power in overruling the thoughts and consciences of the people, and which is still considered by so…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | MOXON'S MASTER — Ambrose Bierce |
MOXON'S MASTER “"Doubtless you do not hold with those (I need not name them to a man of your reading) who have taught that all matter is sentient, that every atom is a living, feeling, conscious b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | THE DOMINION IN 1983 — Ralph Centennius |
THE DOMINION IN 1983 “From Toronto to Winnipeg in thirty minutes! From Winnipeg to the Pacific in forty minutes! Such is our usual pace in 1983. By hiring a special car the whole distance from Toronto t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | THE REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS — Valery Bryusov |
THE REPUBLIC OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS “This horrific account of a sovereign nation inspired the work "Sweet Home, Zvezdny" by Lynyrd Skydnarsky.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Battle of Dorking — George Chesney |
The Battle of Dorking “The notorious account of future war that so stunned 1870s Britain.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | Ardath — Marie Corelli |
Ardath “"O people doomed and made desolate!" he cried.. "O nation once mighty, brought low to the dust of destruction! Hear me, ye strong men and fair women!--and you, ye poor little child…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | A Strange Manuscript Found In a Copper Cylinder — James De Mille |
A Strange Manuscript Found In a Copper Cylinder “She looked anxious and troubled, and once more that expression of wondering sadness came over her face. She repeated my name over and over in this way with a mournful intonation th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Queen of Atlantis — Pierre Benoit |
The Queen of Atlantis “"Just consider," he continued, more calmly, "the mistake made by those believers in Atlantis in explaining the cataclysm in which they thought the wonderful island had sunk complet…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Twilight of the Gods — Richard Garnett |
The Twilight of the Gods “'Our master, Lao-tsze,' began the old man, 'forbids us to leave this world without anything undisclosed which may contribute to the advantage of our fellow-creatures. Whether he de…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century | The Huge Hunter; OR, The Steam Man of the Prairies. — 19th Century |
The Huge Hunter; OR, The Steam Man of the Prairies. “There seemed no limit to his inventive powers. He made a locomotive and then a steamboat, perfect in every part, even to the minutest, using nothing but his knife, hammer, and a sm…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND “"Yes, yes," answered Diamond, eagerly. "Our window opens like a door, right over the coach-house door. And the wind -- you, ma'am -- came in, and blew the Bible out of the man's ha…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Adela Cathcart, Volume One. — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Adela Cathcart, Volume One. “"And the king said to himself: 'All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, an some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used.' So h…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Adela Cathcart, Volume Three — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Adela Cathcart, Volume Three “"Now," said Harry, returning to his seat, and putting on an air of confidence to conceal the lack of it, "let any one who has nerves retire at once, both for his own sake and that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 “"'Permit me, however,' rejoined one of the Shadows; and as he spoke, he approached the king, and lifting a dark fore-finger, drew it lightly, but carefully, across the ridge of his…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Far Above Rubies — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Far Above Rubies “Again without waiting to think, and only afterwards waking up to the fact and meaning of what she had done, she turned, went back to the entry-door, and knocked. It was almost sudd…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Broken Swords — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Broken Swords “The eyes of three, two sisters and a brother, gazed for the last time on a great pale-golden star, that followed the sun down the steep west. It went down to arise again; and the b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Carasoyn — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Carasoyn “He was an awful looking creature, with a great hare lip, and a red ball for a nose. Whatever he did--speak, or laugh, or sneeze--he did not stop working one moment. As often as the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Castle — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Castle “At length, one day, for the thought seemed to strike them simultaneously, they conferred together about giving a great entertainment in their grandest rooms to any of their neighbo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Cruel Painter — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Cruel Painter “It was a great room, filled with the appliances and results of art. Many pictures, festooned with cobwebs, were hung carelessly on the dirty walls. Others, half finished, leaned ag…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Day Boy and the Night Girl — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Day Boy and the Night Girl “WATHO at length had her desire, for witches often get what they want: a splendid boy was born to the fair Aurora. Just as the sun rose, he opened his eyes. Watho carried him immedi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Gray Wolf — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Gray Wolf “It was a wild night-dark, but for the flash of whiteness from the waves as they broke within a few yards of the cottage; the wind was raving, and the rain pouring down the air. A g…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | THE HISTORY OF GUTTA-PERCHA WILLIE — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
THE HISTORY OF GUTTA-PERCHA WILLIE “TIME passed, and Willie grew. Have my readers ever thought what is meant by growing? It is far from meaning only that you get bigger and stronger. It means that you become able bot…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Heather and Snow — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Heather and Snow “Castle Weelset was not much of a castle: to an ancient round tower, discomfortably habitable, had been added in the last century a rather large, defensible house. It stood on the e…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Portent — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Portent “A grasp of the hand was all the good-bye I could make; and I was soon rattling away to meet the coach for Edinburgh and London. Seated on the top, I was soon buried in a reverie, f…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Shadows — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Shadows “"'Permit me, however,' rejoined one of the Shadows; and as he spoke, he approached the king, and lifting a dark fore-finger, drew it lightly, but carefully, across the ridge of his…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Uncle Cornelius, His Story — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Uncle Cornelius, His Story “"I beg you will give it up at once. You will bewilder your brains till you are ready to believe anything, if only it be absurd enough. Nay, you may come to find the element of vulg…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Wise Woman — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Wise Woman “The wise woman lifted the princess tenderly, and washed and dressed her far more carefully than even her nurse. Then she set her down by the fire, and prepared her breakfast. She w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Princess and Curdie — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Princess and Curdie “They had just risen and were turning to the right, when a gleam caught their eyes, and made them look along the whole gallery. Far up they saw a pale green light, whence issuing th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Princess and the Goblin — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Princess and the Goblin “As he uttered the last words, Curdie let go his hold of his companion, and rushed at the thing in the road as if he would trample it under his feet. It gave a great spring, and ran…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Robert Falconer — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Robert Falconer “The other boys had tied Shargar's feet to the desk at which he sat--likewise his hands, at full stretch; then, having attached about a dozen strings to as many elf-locks of his pal…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Wow O' Rivven — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Wow O' Rivven “That, however, which most attracted her to the old man, was his persecution by the children. They were to him what the bull-dog was to her-the constant source of irritation and ann…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Golden Key — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Golden Key “Now it is well known that the little creatures commonly called fairies, though there are many different kinds of fairies in Fairyland, have and exceeding dislike to untidiness. Ind…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | David Elginbrod — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
David Elginbrod “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | A Double Story — George MacDonald |
A Double Story “Not that the child was a fool. Had she been, the wise woman would have only pitied and loved her, instead of feeling sick when she looked at her. She had very fair abilities, and w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | St. George and St. Michael Vol. I — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
St. George and St. Michael Vol. I “I doubt if anything but the consciousness of crime will keep healthy youth awake, and as such consciousness is generally far from it, youth seldom counts the watches of the night. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | St. George and St. Michael Vol. III — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
St. George and St. Michael Vol. III “He had lost much blood, having lain a long time, as I say, in the fallow-field before Shafto found him. Oft-recurring fever, extreme depression, and intermittent and doubtful progr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | St. George and St. Michael Vol. II — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
St. George and St. Michael Vol. II “But Dorothy was not running after the fool, or making for any door but that at the bottom of the library tower; for the first terror that crossed her mind was the possible fate of …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | What's Mine's Mine V1 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
What's Mine's Mine V1 “It was one well-known in the country, but Rob had filled it after his fancy with imaginative turns and spiritual hints, unappreciable by the tall child of seventeen walking by Ian'…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | What's Mine's Mine V3 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
What's Mine's Mine V3 “"No, if you please, sir! Better men will be at your door presently to put the same question, for they will do nothing without the Macruadh. We are no more on your land, great is ou…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | What's Mine's Mine V2 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
What's Mine's Mine V2 “Sercomhe fell back a step, white with rage, then darting forward, struck straight at the front of his adversary. Alister avoided the blow, but soon found himself a mere child at su…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V1 “Ah, Mr. Wingfold! what if, after all the discoveries made, and all the theories set up and pulled down, amid all the commonplaces men call common sense, notwithstanding all the ove…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V2 “If he had never committed any crime, he had yet done wrong enough to understand the misery of shame and dishonour, and should he not find a loving human heart the heart of the worl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Thomas Wingfold, Curate V3 “And she looked upon me with the courage of a child, and she said unto me, Stranger, knowest thou wherefore was that cry? Was it thou who did so cry in our street in the night? And …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Warlock o' Glenwarlock — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Warlock o' Glenwarlock “"Weel, it was an awfu' like thing, ye may be sure, to quaiet fowk, sic as we was a'--'cep' for the drinkin' an' sic like, sin' ever the auld captain cam, wi' his reprobat w'ys--it …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | Malcolm — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
Malcolm “But although he was no coxcomb, neither had fed himself on romances, as Lady Florimel had been doing of late, and although the laugh was quite honestly laughed at himself, it was n…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: George MacDonald | The Marquis of Lossie — 19th Century: George MacDonald |
The Marquis of Lossie “And so the young earl held his head high, looked as innocent as may be desirable for a gentleman, had many a fair clean hand laid in his, and many a maiden waist yielded to his arm…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Blockade Runners — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
The Blockade Runners “However, the best informed, at least those who pretended to be so, agreed in saying that the steamer was going to take part in the terrible war which was then ravaging the United S…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Master of the World — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
The Master of the World “If I speak of myself in this story, it is because I have been deeply involved in its startling events, events doubtless among the most extraordinary which this twentieth century wi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Underground City — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
The Underground City “TEN minutes afterwards, James Starr and Harry issued from the principal gallery. They were now standing in a glade, if we may use this word to designate a vast and dark excavation.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Around the World in 80 Days — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Around the World in 80 Days “an enigmatical personage, about whom little was known, except that he was a polished man of the world. People said that he resembled Byron--at least that his head was Byronic; but …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea “Three seconds before the arrival of J. B. Hobson's letter I no more thought of pursuing the unicorn than of attempting the passage of the North Sea. Three seconds after reading the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Mysterious Island — Verne |
The Mysterious Island “"Are we rising again?" "No. On the contrary." "Are we descending?" "Worse than that, captain! we are falling!" "For Heaven's sake heave out the ballast!" "There! the last sack is e…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | A Journey to the Center of the Earth — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
A Journey to the Center of the Earth “"The manuscript volume and the smaller document are written in different hands," he said, "the cryptograph is of much later date than the book; there is an undoubted proof of the c…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Off on a Comet or Hector Servadac — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Off on a Comet or Hector Servadac “Composed of mud and loose stones, and covered with a thatch of turf and straw, known to the natives by the name of "driss," the gourbi, though a grade better than the tents of the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Round the Moon — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Round the Moon “What had happened? What effect had this frightful shock produced? Had the ingenuity of the constructors of the projectile obtained any happy result? Had the shock been deadened, th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | From the Earth to the Moon — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
From the Earth to the Moon “On the 5th of October, at eight p.m., a dense crowd pressed toward the saloons of the Gun Club at No. 21 Union Square. All the members of the association resident in Baltimore atte…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Survivors of the Chancellor — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
The Survivors of the Chancellor “"It probably arose," he answered, "from the spontaneous combustion of the cotton. The case is rare, but it is far from unknown. Unless the cotton is perfectly dry when it is shippe…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Michael Strogoff — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Michael Strogoff “Michael Strogoff was a man who feared neither frost nor snow. He would have preferred traveling during the severe winter season, in order that he might perform the whole distance b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon “TORRES SLEPT for about half an hour, and then there was a noise among the trees--a sound of light footsteps, as though some visitor was walking with naked feet, and taking all the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Robur the Conqueror — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Robur the Conqueror “Wonderful! Such had been the precision of the shots that the measures gave no appreciable difference. If they were not exactly in the mathematical center of the line, the distance …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Five Weeks in a Balloon — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Five Weeks in a Balloon “The doctor's voice could scarcely be heard by his companions; but they could see his countenance calm as ever even amid the flashing of the lightnings; he was watching the phenomen…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | A Journey to the Interior of the Earth — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth “This version of that sub-magna tale is and earlier translation and said to be the more "authoritative one."…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | The Master of the World — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
The Master of the World “Better quality transcript, this supersedes the previous (wiretappy) version I'd had here for three-four years.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | Off on a Comet — 19th Century: Jules Verne |
Off on a Comet “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: Jules Verne | In Search of the Castaways or, The Children of Captain Grant — Verne |
In Search of the Castaways or, The Children of Captain Grant “ALL that could be discovered, however, on these pieces of paper was a few words here and there, the remainder of the lines being almost completely obliterated by the action of the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | A Dream of John Ball and a King's Lesson — 19th Century: William Morris |
A Dream of John Ball and a King's Lesson “Then he sung out, "Hob Wright, Rafe Wood, John Pargetter, and thou Will Green, bestir ye and marshal the bowshot; and thou Nicholas Woodyer shall be under me Jack Straw in ordering…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | News From Nowhere, or, An Epoch of Rest — 19th Century: William Morris |
News From Nowhere, or, An Epoch of Rest “"Well, then, property quarrels being no longer possible, what remains in these matters that a court of law could deal with? Fancy a court for enforcing a contract of passion or sen…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | The House of the Wolfings — 19th Century: William Morris |
The House of the Wolfings “Within under the Hall-Sun, amidst the woven stories of time past, sat the elders and chief warriors on the dais, and amidst of all a big strong man of forty winters, his dark beard…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | THE STORY OF THE GLITTERING PLAIN; OR THE LAND OF LIVING MEN — 19th Century: William Morris |
THE STORY OF THE GLITTERING PLAIN; OR THE LAND OF LIVING MEN “"Drink, O black-fledged nestling! But call a health over the cup if thou wilt." So Hallblithe raised the cup aloft and cried: "Health to the House of the Raven and to them that lov…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair — 19th Century: William Morris |
Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair “Tells the tale that in the country which lay south of Oakenrealm, and was called Meadham, there was in these days a king whose wife was dead, but had left him a fair daughter, who …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | Wood Beyond the World — 19th Century: William Morris |
Wood Beyond the World “But on the fifth morrow the ground rose but little, and at last, when he had been going wearily a long while, and now, hard on noontide, his thirst grieved him sorely, he came on a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | Old French Romances — William Morris |
Old French Romances “Therewith they went their ways to the Court of the Count and found him not there, because he was gone to Bericain to visit Amis his fellow, and comfort him of the death of his fath…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 19th Century: William Morris | The Roots of the Mountains — William Morris |
The Roots of the Mountains “Full title: THE ROOTS OF THE MOUNTAINS WHEREIN IS TOLD SOMEWHAT OF THE LIVES OF THE MEN OF BURGDALE THEIR FRIENDS THEIR NEIGHBOURS THEIR FOEMEN AND THEIR FELLOWS IN ARMS…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Lani People — 20th Century |
The Lani People “As I remember, you bought a planet called Phoebe... Livestock issues raised by author J. F. Bone.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | 5000 Miles Under — 20th Century |
5000 Miles Under “Cheap rip-off of Journey to Center of the Earth. Hey, if you liked Wing Commander, you'll love this one. Or at least appreciate it. By Roy Rockwood.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | After London — 20th Century |
After London “When the ancients departed, great numbers of their cattle perished. It was not so much the want of food as the inability to endure exposure that caused their death; a few winters a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | A Honeymoon in Space — 20th Century |
A Honeymoon in Space “Their host had just left the deck-saloon, taking the early coffee apparatus with him, and Miss Zaidie, in the first flush of her pride and re-found happiness, was taking a promenad…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Lost Continent — 20th Century |
The Lost Continent “By C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne --The arm of the sea at the head of which the vast city of Atlantis stands, varies greatly in width. In places where the mountains have over-boiled, and sen…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Secret Power: A Romance of the Time — 20th Century |
The Secret Power: A Romance of the Time “`I'll be Master of the world' gave him an unpleasant thrill. One man on the planet with power to destroy nations seemed quite a fantastic idea--yet science made it actually possibl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Weird of the Wanderer — 20th Century |
The Weird of the Wanderer “The silver god, and the golden goddess, before many gods and goddesses. . . . The silver god, and the golden goddess on a throne. . . . The silver god, following the star." Having …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Lord of the World — 20th Century |
Lord of the World “From right to left of the huge interior, across the platforms, swelling every instant, surged an enormous swaying, roaring crowd. The flight of steps, twenty yards broad, used only…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Secret of the Ninth Planet — 20th Century |
The Secret of the Ninth Planet “The sky was cloudless as usual. Burl assumed that the dimness was due to volcanic dust, or some unseen high cloud far away. And, indeed, as the expedition came to life, and the day…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Green Odyssey — 20th Century |
The Green Odyssey “Green wasn't worried about catching any of the many diseases he'd be exposed to in the Temple. Like all men of terrestrial descent, he carried in his body a surgically implanted pr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Smoky God — 20th Century |
The Smoky God “About three-fourths of the "inner" surface of the earth is land and about one-fourth water. There are numerous rivers of tremendous size, some flowing in a northerly direction and …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Darkness and Dawn — 20th Century |
Darkness and Dawn “The islands in the harbor, too, were thickly overgrown. On Ellis, no sign of the immigrant station remained. Castle William was quite gone. And with a gasp of dismay and pain, Beat…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest — 20th Century |
Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest “But at length, one night, without thinking of Rima's fearful end, it all at once occurred to me that the hated savage whose blood I had shed on the white savannah might have only b…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE PURPLE CLOUD — 20th Century |
THE PURPLE CLOUD “Do you know much about the philosophy of the hypnotic trance? That was the relation between us--hypnotist and subject. She had been under another man before my time, suffered from …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION — 20th Century |
THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION “"But this invention of yours puts a completely different aspect on the European situation. Armed with such a tremendous engine of destruction as a navigable air-ship must necessari…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | OLGA ROMANOFF, OR, The Syren of the Skies — 20th Century |
OLGA ROMANOFF, OR, The Syren of the Skies “"What!" said Olga, her cheeks flushing and her eyes lighting up at the very idea of such an experience. "Do you really mean to say that you would permit a daughter of the earth, as…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Coming Conquest of England — 20th Century |
The Coming Conquest of England “"They mystify most people, you will find. Only a person who has been there can understand the situation. And he who has been there does not know the frontier line either, for there…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | TO WHOM THIS MAY COME — 20th Century |
TO WHOM THIS MAY COME “A most extraordinary conjecture occurred to me. Could it be that these strange people were dumb? Such a freak of nature as an entire race thus afflicted had never indeed been heard…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Wailing Asteroid — 20th Century |
The Wailing Asteroid “THE PUBLIC ABRUPTLY ceased to be interested in news of the signals. Rather, it suddenly wanted to stop thinking about them. The public was scared. Throughout all human history, the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Trial Trip of the 'Flying Cloud' — J. R. Orton |
Trial Trip of the 'Flying Cloud' “All this was explained to me in much fuller detail than I can here repeat, by Mr. Bonflon, who added, that the materials employed combined lightness with strength to a much greater…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Phantom Motor — Jacques Futrelle |
The Phantom Motor “'Now I know of course that automobiles don't fly,' Hatch burst out savagely in conclusion, 'and if this one doesn't fly, there is no earthly way for it to get out of The Trap, as t…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Gulliver of Mars — Edwin Lester Linden Arnold |
Gulliver of Mars “BEYOND THE FIRST flutter of surprise, the Martians had shown no interest in the abrupt termination of the year's divinations. They melted away, a trifle more silently perhaps than …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Night Wire — H. F. Arnold |
The Night Wire “"'It was first visible as a soft gray blanket clinging to the earth above the graves,' he stated. 'Then it began to rise, higher and higher. A subterranean breeze seemed to blow it…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Thames Valley Catastrophe — Grant Allen |
The Thames Valley Catastrophe “"A mad dog!" I said to myself at the outset; "or else a bull in the meadow!" I glanced back to see what his pursuer might be; and then, in one second, the whole horror and terror o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Tobermory — Saki |
Tobermory “"My dear Miss Resker," said the wonder-worker patiently, "one teaches little children and savages and backward adults in that piecemeal fashion; when one has once solved the proble…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | How Will The World End? — Herbert C. Fyfe |
How Will The World End? “But though we may escape suffocation, there is yet the chance that some day there will be no air for poor humanity to breathe. Mr. Nikola Tesla, of world-wide fame, announces that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | When The New Zealander Comes — Prof. Blyde Muddersnook |
When The New Zealander Comes “When we eventually resumed our excavations at St. Paul's, we were rewarded by coming across what is undoubtedly the once famous lantern formerly above the dome. On the top of the l…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | As Easy as A.B.C. — Rudyard Kipling |
As Easy as A.B.C. “'Oh, that is Illinois all over,' said De Forest. 'They don't content themselves with talking about privacy. They arrange to have it. And now, where's your alleged fleet, Arnott? We…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | An Express of the Future — 20th Century |
An Express of the Future “Attributed to Jules Verne, but more likely his son.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future — 20th Century |
The Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future “Good heavens; And was this the era of the Conquest that I had hoped to see! I had always taken for granted, I do not know why, that humanity was destined to move forward. This pict…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | A Thousand Deaths — JACK LONDON |
A Thousand Deaths “It must not be understood that this force, which I finally came to control, annihilated matter; it merely annihilated form. Nor, as I soon discovered, had it any effect on inorgani…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | WITH THE EYES SHUT — Edward Bellamy |
WITH THE EYES SHUT “Then, instead of leaving me to infer the time from the arbitrary symbolism of three strokes on a bell, the same voice which had before electrified me informed me, in tones which wo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | TO WHOM THIS MAY COME — Edward Bellamy |
TO WHOM THIS MAY COME “"It is you they understood, not your words," answered the interpreter. "Our speech now is gibberish to them, as unintelligible in itself as the growling of animals; but they know w…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE MACHINE STOPS — E.M. Forster |
THE MACHINE STOPS “Those master brains had perished. They had left full directions, it is true, and their successors had each of them mastered a portion of those directions. But Humanity, in its desi…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | A Romance Of Two Worlds — Marie Corelli |
A Romance Of Two Worlds “"Well, you seem to ask me by your eyes what this all means. I will apply it at once to myself. By my researches into human electrical science, I discovered that MY companion, MY ot…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Blind Spot — Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint |
The Blind Spot “"Hobart," he said, "I have told you. It is not Harry's fault. It is the Nervina. No man may resist her. She is beauty incarnate; she weaves with the hearts of men, and she loves no…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Ziska — Marie Corelli |
Ziska “What a strange and awful face it was!--what a thing of distorted passion and pain! What an agony was expressed in every line of the features!--agony in which the traces of a divine…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Halo — Tom Maddox |
Halo “He stepped up and into a chrome half-egg, then shivered and lay back as body-warmth liquid bled into the slack plastic, which began to balloon underneath him. He took hold of finge…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Jingo — George Randolph Chester |
The Jingo “"You'd see anything she did," laughed the king. "But consider how foolish that idea is! A bird is twenty times stronger than a man in proportion to its size. This has been proved. …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Sultana's Dream — Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain |
Sultana's Dream “"While the women were engaged in scientific research, the men of this country were busy increasing their military power. When they came to know that the female universities were ab…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Gulliver of Mars — Edwin L. Arnold |
Gulliver of Mars “Improved text, supersedes earlier version.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE PEOPLE OF THE RUINS — Edward Shanks |
THE PEOPLE OF THE RUINS “Well, first of all, my hand went queer. It was a sort of dead, numb feeling, spreading into the arm above the wrist, and I was scared, I can tell you. I was almost certain that the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Men Like Gods — H.G. Wells |
Men Like Gods “The Utopian physiology, relieved of these merely defensive necessities, had simplified itself and become more direct and efficient. This cleaning up of infections was such ancient …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Sea-Raiders — H.G. Wells |
The Sea-Raiders “The creatures, it seems, like most deep-sea organisms, were phosphorescent, and they had been floating, five fathoms deep or so, like creatures of moonshine through the blackness o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life — Homer Eon Flint |
The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life “"Now, I will tell ye more. It has come to me lately that Klow is plotting to attack us with strange weapons." I thought best, considering their ignorance, not to give them my own r…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Emancipatrix — 20th Century |
The Emancipatrix “All told, this particular session covered a good many hours. The four kept up a more or less connected mental conversation with each other as they went along, except, of course, wh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE HAMPDENSHIRE WONDER — J. D. BERESFORD |
THE HAMPDENSHIRE WONDER “First, and still among the best written, tale of a child with superhuman intellect. Published in 1911.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Gold of the Gods — Arthur Reeve |
The Gold of the Gods “"Yes," replied Lockwood, without hesitation, though with a glance at the averted head of Inez, and choosing his words very carefully, as if trying hard not to say more than she cou…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Wet Magic — E. Nesbit |
Wet Magic “"Yes, dear, do," said the Princess Maia; "but don't do anything rash. No sorties now. You Lobsters are so terribly brave. But you know Mother said you weren't to. Ah me! --war is a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Devolutionist and The Emancipatrix — Homer Eon Flint |
The Devolutionist and The Emancipatrix “The patient gave no sign that anything out of the ordinary had occurred. Not a drop of blood had been spilled except in the process of getting at the organ; but now, with a few def…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | A COLUMBUS OF SPACE — Garrett P. Serviss |
A COLUMBUS OF SPACE “God only knows what would have happened next, but at this instant Ala--to my amazement, for I had thought that the bullet had gone through her heart --rose to an upright posture, a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | THE CRYSTAL SCEPTRE — Philip Verrill Mighels |
THE CRYSTAL SCEPTRE “One after another, then, the trembling fellows came crawling down the hill, many on their stomachs, to adore my tracks, to wriggle about my feet and otherwise to endeavour to calm …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Mr. World and Miss Church-Member — W. S. Harris |
Mr. World and Miss Church-Member “Subtitled: A TWENTIETH CENTURY ALLEGORY. I'm including it in Scifi for passages like "The Wizard City."…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Through Space to Mars — Roy Rockwood |
Through Space to Mars “Full title: THROUGH SPACE TO MARS Or the Longest Journey on Record…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Philip Dru: Administrator — Edward Mandell House |
Philip Dru: Administrator “First published (anonymously) in 1912, this novel describes for the overthrow of the U.S. government in favor of a socialist regime. House was an advisor to Presdient Wilson.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Lord of the Sea — M. P. Shiel |
The Lord of the Sea “See now a shocking scrimmage, a rush and crush for precedence, surge upon surge of men jostling each other in a struggle to get near him, sticks reaching awkwardly over heads to in…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Dr. Heidenhoff's Process — Edward Bellamy |
Dr. Heidenhoff's Process “"Well," said he, "I have been so long engaged in the practical application of the process that I confess I can't realize any element of the strange or mysterious about it. To the e…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Moon Maid — Edgar Rice Burroughs |
The Moon Maid “I shall not bore you with dry, technical descriptions of our motors and equipment. Suffice it to say that the former were of three types--those which propelled the ship through the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | The Worm Ouroboros — E. R. Eddison |
The Worm Ouroboros “And the Lord Goldry spake: "We, the lords of Demon-land, do utterly scorn thee, Gorice XI., for the greatest of dastards, in that thou basely fleddest and forsookest us, thy sworn …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | CITY OF ENDLESS NIGHT — Milo Hastings |
CITY OF ENDLESS NIGHT “By many accounts, the inspiration for Lang's (and Harbou's) Metropolis.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | JURGEN A play based on the novel of George Branch Cabell — 20th Century |
JURGEN A play based on the novel of George Branch Cabell “By Frank J. Morlock…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Lost on the Moon — "Roy Rockwood" |
Lost on the Moon “Once they were outside the projectile it was even more desolate than it had seemed when they looked from the observation windows. It was absolutely still. Not a breath of wind fann…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | R.U.R. — Karel Capek |
R.U.R. “AKA Rossum's Universal Robots (first use of the term "robot" in any language). Play translated by Paul Selver and Nigel Playfair.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Captain Jinks, Hero — Ernest Crosby |
Captain Jinks, Hero “"What inhuman brutes those anarchists are!" cried Sam. "Think of their trying to blow up a whole houseful of people! I wish we could take some one of the smaller islands and put al…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Beasts, Men and Gods — 20th Century |
Beasts, Men and Gods “The inhabitants of Urianhai, the Soyots, are proud of being the genuine Buddhists and of retaining the pure doctrine of holy Rama and the deep wisdom of Sakkia-Mouni. They are the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Islands in the Air — Lowell Howard Morrow |
Islands in the Air “Owing to the success of the demonstration and the fact that the press of the entire country had spread its description far and wide, the Professor seized the opportunity to launch …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century | Men with Wings — Leslie F. Stone |
Men with Wings “Only a continent such as South America with its great unexplored spaces, its great natural resources, its jungles, could have held the secret of Mentor. I could only gasp as I thou…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | A Bubble Burst — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
A Bubble Burst “Subtitled: How a Stock Exchange Scare Dislocated the Life of the Empire For Two Days -- by Fred M. White…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | The River of Death: A Tale of London In Peril — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
The River of Death: A Tale of London In Peril “The further Grady read on the more he was impressed. If he could get this dread information into the hands of the people before it was too late, he felt that he would be playing th…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | The Dust of Death — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
The Dust of Death “Subtitled: The Story of the Great Plague of the Twentieth Century.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | The Four Days' Night — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
The Four Days' Night “London was holding out doggedly and stolidly. Scores of houses watched and waited for missing ones who would never return, the streets and the river had taken their toll, in open s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | The Four White Days — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
The Four White Days “Fisher's eves gleamed with the light of battle. He was warm now and the liberal dose of brandy had done its work. Here was a good special and a popular one to his hand. The calamit…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: Fred M. White | The Invisible Force — 20th Century: Fred M. White |
The Invisible Force “Subtitled: A Story of What Might Happen In the Days to Come, when Underground London is Tunnelled In all Directions for Electric Railways, If an Explosion Should Take Place In One …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | HOMEWARD BOUND — 20th Century: George Griffith |
HOMEWARD BOUND “"The merely scientific explanation, dear, is very simple. I see it all now. The force that was dragging us out of our course was the united pull of two dead stars approaching each …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | IN SATURN'S REALM — 20th Century: George Griffith |
IN SATURN'S REALM “The further they dropped towards the rings the more certain it became that the theory of the great English astronomer was the correct one. Seen through the telescopes at a distance…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | A GLIMPSE OF THE SINLESS STAR — 20th Century: George Griffith |
A GLIMPSE OF THE SINLESS STAR “"I suppose," said Zaidie, as she gathered up her skirts and stepped daintily down the companion stairs, "if you find anything human or at least human enough to eat and drink, you'l…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | A VISIT TO THE MOON — 20th Century: George Griffith |
A VISIT TO THE MOON “"Well, we shall see a good many marvels. and, perhaps, miracles, before we come back, but I hardly think we shall see anything that is forbidden. Still, there's one thing we shall …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | THE WORLD OF THE WAR GOD — 20th Century: George Griffith |
THE WORLD OF THE WAR GOD “Neither of them left the telescopes for more than a few minutes during this aerial circumnavigation. Murgatroyd, outwardly impassive, but inwardly filled with solemn fears for the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| 20th Century: George Griffith | THE WORLD OF THE CRYSTAL CITIES — 20th Century: George Griffith |
THE WORLD OF THE CRYSTAL CITIES “Their host was now dressed in a tunic of a light blue material, which glistened with a lustre greater than that of the finest silk. It reached a little below his knees, and was con…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Invisible Man — H G Wells |
The Invisible Man “Thus it was that on the ninth day of February, at the beginning of the thaw, this singular person fell out of infinity into Iping Village. Next day his luggage arrived through the …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Time Machine — H G Wells |
The Time Machine “The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed a…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Twelve Stories and A Dream — H G Wells |
Twelve Stories and A Dream “That settles it, Pyecraft! Since you WILL be abject, since you WILL behave as though I was not a man of honour, here, right under your embedded eyes, I write the thing down--the pl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Door in the Wall and Other Stories — H G Wells |
The Door in the Wall and Other Stories “"If you call them dreams. Night after night. Vivid!--so vivid . . . . this--" (he indicated the landscape that went streaming by the window) "seems unreal in comparison! I can scar…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Island of Dr. Moreau — H G Wells |
The Island of Dr. Moreau “BUT the islanders, seeing that I was really adrift, took pity on me. I drifted very slowly to the eastward, approaching the island slantingly; and presently I saw, with hysterical …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The War of the Worlds — H G Wells |
The War of the Worlds “"They say," said he, "that there's another of those blessed things fallen there--number two. But one's enough, surely. This lot'll cost the insurance people a pretty penny before e…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The First Men in the Moon — H G Wells |
The First Men in the Moon “I REMEMBER the occasion very distinctly when Cavor told me of his idea of the sphere. He had had intimations of it before, but at the time it seemed to come to him in a rush. We we…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Soul of a Bishop — H G Wells |
The Soul of a Bishop “That was mere dreaming, of course. Was it dreaming after Raphael? After Raphael? The drowsy mind wandered into a side issue. Was the picture that had suggested this dream the one i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The War in the Air — H G Wells |
The War in the Air “Bert Smallways was a vulgar little creature, the sort of pert, limited soul that the old civilisation of the early twentieth century produced by the million in every country of the…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The New Machiavelli — H G Wells |
The New Machiavelli “When I think of how such things began in my mind, there comes back to me the memory of an enormous bleak room with its ceiling going up to heaven and its floor covered irregularly …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Secret Places of the Heart — H G Wells |
The Secret Places of the Heart “The patient left the house with much more self possession than he had shown when entering it. Dr. Martineau had thrust him back from his intenser prepossessions to a more generaliz…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The World Set Free — H G Wells |
The World Set Free “The problem which was already being mooted by such scientific men as Ramsay, Rutherford, and Soddy, in the very beginning of the twentieth century, the problem of inducing radio-ac…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Tono Bungay — H G Wells |
Tono Bungay “And as I went along the embankment the first effect was all against my uncle. He shrank--for a little while he continued to shrink--in perspective until he was only a very small sh…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Research Magnificent — H G Wells |
The Research Magnificent “It was a little after sunrise one bright morning in September that Benham came up on to the deck of the sturdy Austrian steamboat that was churning its way with a sedulous delibera…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | When the Sleeper Wakes — H G Wells |
When the Sleeper Wakes “What a wonderfully complex thing! this simple seeming unity--the self! Who can trace its reintegration as morning after morning we awaken, the flux and confluence of its countless …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Ann Veronica — H G Wells |
Ann Veronica “The first night in prison she found it impossible to sleep. The bed was hard beyond any experience of hers, the bed-clothes coarse and insufficient, the cell at once cold and stuff…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | In the Days of the Comet — H G Wells |
In the Days of the Comet “I thought the comet no more than a nuisance then because I wanted to talk of other matters. But Parload was full of it. My head was hot, I was feverish with interlacing annoyances …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Man Who Could Work Miracles — H G Wells |
The Man Who Could Work Miracles “The subsequent meditations of Mr. Fotheringay were of a severe but confused description. So far, he could see it was a case of pure willing with him. The nature of his experiences …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE — H G Wells |
MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE “"She lived at 'ome with 'er father and mother, quite the lady, in a very nice little 'ouse with a garden--and remarkable respectable people they was. Rich you might call 'em a'most…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON — H G Wells |
A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON “"I woke up, I say, because the girl had stopped fanning me. I was not surprised to find myself there or anything of that sort, you understand. I did not feel I had fallen into it s…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Filmer — H G Wells |
Filmer “The flight was, considering all things, an amazing success. The apparatus was brought in a cart from Dymchurch to Burford Bridge, ascended there to a height of nearly three hundred…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST — H G Wells |
THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST “We had all come down to the Mermaid Club that Saturday morning, except Clayton, who had slept there overnight--which indeed gave him the opening of his story. We had golfed until g…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD — H G Wells |
JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD “"I've always had a bit of a philosophical turn, and I dare say I spent the best part of five minutes in such thoughts before I went below to find where the blessed dust was stored.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION — H G Wells |
MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION “"WHAT a day!" he said. "Good Lord!" and blew again, and Mr. Ledbetter inclined to believe that the person was mopping his face. His boots were good stout boots; the shadows of his …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE MAGIC SHOP — H G Wells |
THE MAGIC SHOP “I led Gip round the head-wagging tiger, and what do you think there was behind the counter? No one at all! Only my hat on the floor, and a common conjurer's lop-eared white rabbit …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE NEW ACCELERATOR — H G Wells |
THE NEW ACCELERATOR “"Don't forget what I told you," he said, turning the contents of the measure into a glass in the manner of an Italian waiter measuring whisky. "Sit with the eyes tightly shut and i…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND — H G Wells |
MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND “And out upon all this it was that Skelmersdale wandered, being troubled in his earlier love affair, and as he says, "not caring WHERE he went." And there he sat down to think it ov…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE STOLEN BODY — H G Wells |
THE STOLEN BODY “With the assistance of several passers-by--for the whole street was speedily alive with running people--Mr. Vincey struggled to his feet. He at once became the centre of a crowd gr…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT — H G Wells |
THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT “He was impervious to reason. I made him promise never to say a word to me about his disgusting fatness again whatever happened--never, and then I handed him that little piece of sk…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS — H G Wells |
THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS “The dog came on. Then when the little man's blade was already out, it swerved aside and went panting by them and past. The eyes of the little man followed its flight. "There was no…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART — H G Wells |
MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART “They saw as much of Mr. Ruskin's Florence as the brief time permitted; he met them in the Pitti Gallery and went round with them, chatting brightly, and evidently very grateful for…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Cone — H G Wells |
The Cone “Then suddenly the door clicked and closed. They turned their heads, and he started violently back. In the shadow of the room stood a great shadowy figure -- silent. They saw the fa…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Food of the Gods — H G Wells |
The Food of the Gods “He would not believe his ears about that. He could not look round, for the road just there had a sinuous curve. He whipped up his horse and glanced sideways again. And then he saw …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Men Like Gods — H.G. Wells |
Men Like Gods “The Utopian physiology, relieved of these merely defensive necessities, had simplified itself and become more direct and efficient. This cleaning up of infections was such ancient …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Sea-Raiders — H.G. Wells |
The Sea-Raiders “The creatures, it seems, like most deep-sea organisms, were phosphorescent, and they had been floating, five fathoms deep or so, like creatures of moonshine through the blackness o…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE FIGHT IN THE LION'S THICKET — H G Wells |
THE FIGHT IN THE LION'S THICKET “"Here!" said Siss. And they took the ashen stake with the meat upon it and thrust it into the ground. "Uya!" cried Siss, "behold thy portion. And Ugh-lomi we have slain. Of a truth…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | UGH-LOMI AND THE CAVE BEAR. — H.G. WELLS. |
UGH-LOMI AND THE CAVE BEAR. “Eudena struck a spark and blew at it; it twinkled brighter and then -- went out. At that she cast down flint and firestone and began wringing her hands. Her face was wet with tears…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE FIRST HORSEMAN — H G Wells |
THE FIRST HORSEMAN “Then one memorable day a new idea came to Ugh-lomi. The horse looks down and level, but he does not look up. No animals look up -- they have too much common-sense. It was only that…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE REIGN OF UYA THE LION. — H G Wells |
THE REIGN OF UYA THE LION. “So the dark crept upon Eudena, and the moon grew bright, and the shadows of things that had fled up the hillside and vanished with the evening came back to them short and black, An…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | UGH-LOMI AND UYA — H G Wells |
UGH-LOMI AND UYA “She remained there all night, an age-long vigil, straining her ears for the things that went on below in the darkness, and keeping motionless lest some stealthy beast should discov…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | A Modern Utopia — H G Wells |
A Modern Utopia “I have come to distinguish among the varied costumes and the innumerable types of personality Utopia presents, certain men and women of a distinctive costume and bearing, and I kno…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | Aepyornis Island — H G Wells |
Aepyornis Island “'I dare say you find it hard to believe. I did, with the thing before me. There the egg had been, sunk in that cold black mud, perhaps three hundred years. But there was no mistaki…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Country of the Blind — H G Wells |
The Country of the Blind “They were very strange to his eyes, and indeed the whole aspect of that valley became, as he regarded it, queerer and more unfamiliar. The greater part of its surface was lush gree…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE CRYSTAL EGG — H G Wells |
THE CRYSTAL EGG “He told a complicated story. The crystal he said had come into his possession with other oddments at the forced sale of another curiosity dealer's effects, and not knowing what its…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Diamond Maker — H G Wells |
The Diamond Maker “"Diamonds," he began--and as he spoke his voice lost its faint flavour of the tramp and assumed something of the easy tone of an educated man--are to be made by throwing carbon out…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Lord of the Dynamos — H G Wells |
The Lord of the Dynamos “It is hard to say exactly what madness is. I fancy Azuma-zi was mad. The incessant din and whirl of the dynamo shed may have churned up his little store of knowledge and his big st…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Stolen Bacillus — H G Wells |
The Stolen Bacillus “The man in the foremost cab sat crouched in the corner, his arms tightly folded, and the little tube that contained such vast possibilities of destruction gripped in his hand. His …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The Star — H G Wells |
The Star “And the streets and houses were alight in all the cities, the shipyards glared, and whatever roads led to high country were lit and crowded all night long. And in all the seas abou…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON'S EYES — H G Wells |
THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON'S EYES “"No ship!" he repeated, and seemed to forget my denial forthwith. "I suppose," said he, slowly, "we're both dead. But the rummy part is I feel just as though I still had a body. Do…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | THE CHRONIC ARGONAUTS — H G Wells |
THE CHRONIC ARGONAUTS “"There is absolutely no deception, sir," said Nebogipfel with the slightest trace of mockery in his voice. "I lay no claim to work in matters spiritual. It is a bona fide mechanica…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| H G Wells | The History of Mr. Polly — H G Wells |
The History of Mr. Polly “The books he read during those fifteen years! He read everything he got except theology, and as he read his little unsuccessful circumstances vanished and the wonder of life return…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Caesar's Column — Ignatius Donnelly |
Caesar's Column “"The most awful shrieks I ever heard broke from him; and the next moment his limbs seemed to lose their strength, and he fell in a heap on the floor; then he rolled over and over; …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 1 — Marie Corelli |
The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 1 “"What do I mean?" he cried--"I mean this! That I am tired of being your slave-your 'subject' for conjurer's tricks of mesmerism,--that from henceforth I resist your power,--that I …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 3 |
The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 3 “"His brother wrote to me"--replied Irene; "Féraz, that beautiful youth who accompanied him to Lady Melthorpe's reception last year. But he gave me no details,--he simply explained …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 2 |
The Soul of Lilith, Vol. 2 “"No, no!" said Féraz, with a swift gesture of utter hopelessness. "Not now--not now! for all is changed. I see life as it is--hideous, foul, corruptible, cruel! and the once bright…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE BOWMEN — Arthur Machen |
THE BOWMEN “And as the soldier heard these voices he saw before him, beyond the trench, a long line of shapes, with a shining about them. They were like men who drew the bow, and with another …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Metropolis — Thea von Harbou |
Metropolis “She was not screaming for food. She was screaming: Danger--! Danger--! The screaming did not stop. It howled on, incessantly. Who had dared to unchain the voice of the great Metrop…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Happy Children — Arthur Machen |
The Happy Children “They were all in white, but some of them had strange marks upon them which, I supposed, were of significance in this fragment of some traditional mystery-play that I was beholding.…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Pale Ape — M. P. Shiel |
The Pale Ape “After this he again made himself very scarce for three weeks. Esmé and I, meantime, got into the habit of spending our hours of labour in the great hall, sitting on a day-bed that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Xelucha — M. P. Shiel |
Xelucha “The habit is now confirmed in me of spending the greater part of the day in sleep, while by night I wander far and wide through the city under the sedative influence of a tincture …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | AN ULM — STANLEY WATERLOO |
AN ULM “When I learned what I have told -- after the first awful five minutes -- I don't like to think of them, even now -- I became the most deliberate man on the face of this earth peopl…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Christmas 200,000 B.C. — Stanley Waterloo |
Christmas 200,000 B.C. “The chase lasted for hours, and Red Lips had gained perhaps a mile upon her pursuer when her strength began to flag. The pace was telling upon her. She had run many miles. She was …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | The Great War Syndicate |
The Great War Syndicate “The armament for each of the large vessels, as has been said before, consisted of a single gun of long range, and the ammunition was confined entirely to a new style of projectile,…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Questionable Shapes — William Dean Howells |
Questionable Shapes “"I see that you think I took a liberty, and I did. But that's nothing. That isn't the point. How I do keep beating about the bush! Mrs. Rock says it was a great deal worse to tell …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | On a Torn-Away World — Roy Rockwood |
On a Torn-Away World “"I'll bet they haven't been brought across the range," said the pessimistic Mark. "If the air everywhere is so rarified the men would die crossing the mountains." "Think of the peo…” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom — Cory Doctorow |
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom “"We're not supposed to be in competition with one another here, but we all know that that's just a polite fiction. The truth is that there's real competition in the Park, and that …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | THE LIVING LINK — JAMES DE MILLE |
THE LIVING LINK “Like lightning this thought came to her, and brought terror with it. She could delay no longer. Down the narrow stairway she hurried through the darkness, and reached the door. In …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |
| Various authors | Equality — Edward Bellamy |
Equality “My experiences since I waked up in this year 2000 might be said to have consisted of a succession of instantaneous mental readjustments of a revolutionary character, in which what …” Read it free at Project Gutenberg Find old printed copies at the Internet Archive | |