British science fiction
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| *''[[The Discovery of a World in the Moone]]'' (1668) by [[Bishop Wilkins]] | *''[[The Discovery of a World in the Moone]]'' (1668) by [[Bishop Wilkins]] | ||
| - | *[[Jonathan Swift]]'s ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' was one of the first true science fantasy works | + | *[[Jonathan Swift]]'s ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' (1726) was one of the first true science fantasy works |
| *[[Brian Aldiss]] has argued that Mary Shelley's ''[[Frankenstein]]'' (1818) was the first work of science fiction. | *[[Brian Aldiss]] has argued that Mary Shelley's ''[[Frankenstein]]'' (1818) was the first work of science fiction. | ||
| *[[H. G. Wells]] created a body of work that became popular across broad cross-sections of society. Wells' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' (1898) describes an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians using tripod fighting machines equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an [[alien invasion]] of Earth. | *[[H. G. Wells]] created a body of work that became popular across broad cross-sections of society. Wells' ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' (1898) describes an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians using tripod fighting machines equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an [[alien invasion]] of Earth. | ||
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History
Literature
- The Discovery of a World in the Moone (1668) by Bishop Wilkins
- Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) was one of the first true science fantasy works
- Brian Aldiss has argued that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) was the first work of science fiction.
- H. G. Wells created a body of work that became popular across broad cross-sections of society. Wells' The War of the Worlds (1898) describes an invasion of late Victorian England by Martians using tripod fighting machines equipped with advanced weaponry. It is a seminal depiction of an alien invasion of Earth.
- In the late 19th century, the term "scientific romance" was used in Britain to describe much of this fiction. This produced additional offshoots, such as the 1884 novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott.
Film and televsion
See also
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