Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century - Hardcover

Franklin, H. Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019500552X ISBN 13: 9780195005523

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1966

Synopsis

Critics, science fiction writers, scientists, and scholars throughout the world hailed the original publication of Future Perfect in 1966 as a book that would transform our evaluation of science fiction and our understanding of American culture. The praise has proved well founded, for Future Perfect has been more responsible than any other single work for the recognition of the value and significance of science fiction.

In this first new edition since 1978, H. Bruce Franklin has made major revisions and additions, including a new section displaying remarkable contributions to science fiction by nineteenth-century American women. Future Perfect now offers a stunning perspective on the relevance of nineteenth-century science fiction in the dawn of the twenty-first century, illustrated by wonderfully enjoyable stories by obscure figures and by well-known authors, including:
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne
-- Washington Irving
-- Jack London
-- Herman Melville
-- Edgar Allan Poe
-- Mark Twain

About this title

From the Author:

This is a revised and expanded edition.
This is a revised and expanded edition of the original book, which was recommended for both "Summer Reading" and "The Christmas Guide for Readers" by The New York Times Book Review. Isaac Asimov wrote, "This book comes as a revelation," and the Los Angeles Times said, "The essays are brilliant and challenging; the fiction, delightful and entertaining. A reader could not ask for much more."

From the Back Cover:

In this first new edition since 1978, H. Bruce Franklin has made major revisions and additions, including a new section displaying remarkable contributions to science fiction by nineteenth-century American women. Future Perfect now offers a stunning perspective on the relevance of nineteenth-century science fiction in the dawn of the twenty-first century, illustrated by wonderfully enjoyable stories by obscure figures and by well-known authors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 019500552X
• ISBN 13: 9780195005523
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416