Scientific Romance Drawing on a number of

Drawing on a number of vital sources — museums and private collections

Roman temples

mid-thirties

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The poem unfolds near the end of the ten-year-long Trojan War

Scientific Romance Drawing on a number ofBefore the term "science fiction" was adopted in the 1920s, there were "scientific romances," tales of amazing journeys beyond the limits of the known world. Jules Verne's imaginative novels of the mid nineteenth century met with international success, whetting the public's appetite for fantastic fiction rooted in actual fact a craving that H. G. Wells satisfied with his visionary stories. This compilation presents more than two dozen early tales by