{"product_id":"9781788881692","title":"The Classic Science Fiction Collection","description":"For more than 100 years, science fiction writers have told tales of alien encounters and fascinating technologies and warned of the dangers of dystopian governments. From Victorians experimenting with time travel to pioneers exploring the depths of space, the stories collected here are a tribute to the imagination of the inventors of the modern science fiction genre. Some tales are filled with boundless optimism for the ingenuity of humanity while others provide fearful warnings of the risks of war and the dangers of technology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the late 19th century, writers across the world began looking to the future. In France, Jules Verne explored the possibilities of future technology and the wonders of exploration in his novels \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. In England, H. G. Wells established himself as one of the founders of science fiction with his novels \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. They were both also prolific short story writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOthers followed suit. In Bengal, the feminist Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain used her fiction to advance women's rights and education. In the United States, Jack London found science fiction the perfect way to express some of his unique political ideas. By the end of World War I, science fiction had established itself as a major genre. With the birth of the pulp magazine came a slew of accomplished writers - authors such as George Griffith, John Ulrich Giesy, Homer Eon Flint, Cyril G. Wates and others excelled at the short story, able to experiment and create a sense of wonder in their fascinating tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection includes stories by:\u003cbr\u003eGrant Allen\u003cbr\u003eStephen Vincent Benét\u003cbr\u003eMiles J. Breuer\u003cbr\u003eThornton DeKy\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Flagg\u003cbr\u003eHomer Eon Flint\u003cbr\u003eJohn Ulrich Giesy\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Griffith\u003cbr\u003eAustin Hall\u003cbr\u003eWill Harben\u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003eRokeya Sakhawat Hossain\u003cbr\u003eRudyard Kipling\u003cbr\u003eJack London\u003cbr\u003eEdward Page Mitchell\u003cbr\u003eGarrett P. Serviss\u003cbr\u003eCharles B. Stilson\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne\u003cbr\u003eCyril G. Wates\u003cbr\u003eStanley G. Weinbaum\u003cbr\u003eH. G. Wells","brand":"Arcturus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166033297648,"sku":"9781788881692","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781788881692_p0.jpg?v=1763739918","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781788881692","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}