Investigations of the Future (Paperback, Annotated edition)

This is a new collection of seven French proto-science fiction stories devoted to explorations of the future, as imagined in the 1850s and early 1900s, translated and annotated by renowned science fiction writer and scholar Brian Stableford. This collection includes fantastic explorations of Future Paris by Theophile Gautier, Arsene Houssaye, Victor Fournel as well as Alfred Franklin's visionary The Ruins of Paris in 4875 (1875), Maurice Spronck's devastating criticism of socialist utopianism, Year 330 of the Republic (1894), and Jean Jullien's An Investigation of the World of the Future (1909), in which a reporter interviews scientists whose discoveries are in the process of laying the foundations for the transformation of human society.

General

Imprint:	Black Coat Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	July 2012
Editors:	Brian Stableford
Authors:	Jean Jullien • Alfred Franklin
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	328
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-61227-106-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
LSN:	1-61227-106-5
Barcode:	9781612271064

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