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A Plunge into Space is an 1890 science fiction novel by Irish author Robert Cromie.[1]

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  1. 83 relations: Across the Zodiac, Anti-gravity, Arno Press, Around the Moon, Bellona's Husband: A Romance, Blackfoot Confederacy, Brian Stableford, British Empire, Charles Scribner's Sons, Darko Suvin, David Lake (writer), E. E. Smith, E. F. Bleiler, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edward Bellamy, Eloi, Facsimile, Fairy tale, Fantastic Universe, Frederick Warne, Frederick Warne & Co., French science fiction, Gender equality, Genocide, H. G. Wells, H. G. Wells Society, Hachette Books, Hard science fiction, History of science fiction, Hugh MacColl, Human-interest story, Imagining Mars: A Literary History, Imperialism, Invasion literature, Irish Home Rule movement, Jack Fennell, John Clute, John Wilson Foster, Johns Hopkins University Press, Journey to Mars, Jules Verne, Kim Stanley Robinson, Laurence Manning, Letter to the editor, Mars, Mars in fiction, Mars trilogy, Martian canals, Michel Verne, ... Expand index (33 more) »

  2. 1890 British novels
  3. 1890 science fiction novels
  4. 19th-century Irish novels

Across the Zodiac

Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record (1880) is a science fiction novel by Percy Greg, who has been credited as an originator of the sword and planet subgenre of science fiction. A Plunge into Space and Across the Zodiac are novels set on Mars.

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Anti-gravity

Anti-gravity (also known as non-gravitational field) is a hypothetical phenomenon of creating a place or object that is free from the force of gravity.

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Arno Press

Arno Press was a Manhattan-based publishing house founded by Arnold Zohn in 1963, specializing in reprinting rare and long out-of-print materials.

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Around the Moon

Around the Moon (Autour de la Lune, 1869), also translated as Circling the Moon and All Around the Moon, is the sequel to Jules Verne's 1865 novel, From the Earth to the Moon.

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Bellona's Husband: A Romance

Bellona's Husband: A Romance is an 1887 science fiction novel by William James Roe, published under his pseudonym Hudor Genone. A Plunge into Space and Bellona's Husband: A Romance are novels set on Mars and utopian novels.

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The Blackfoot Confederacy, Niitsitapi, or Siksikaitsitapi (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or "Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Blackfeet people: the Siksika ("Blackfoot"), the Kainai or Blood ("Many Chiefs"), and two sections of the Peigan or Piikani ("Splotchy Robe") – the Northern Piikani (Aapátohsipikáni) and the Southern Piikani (Amskapi Piikani or Pikuni).

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Brian Stableford

Brian Michael Stableford (25 July 1948 – 24 February 2024) was a British academic, critic and science fiction writer who published a hundred novels and over a hundred volumes of translations.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Charles Scribner's Sons

Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner's or Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing American authors including Henry James, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon Holmes, Don DeLillo, and Edith Wharton.

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Darko Suvin

Darko Ronald Suvin (born Darko Šlesinger) is a Canadian academic, writer and critic who became a professor (now emeritusDavid Johnston,, McGill Reporter, Volume 33, No. 05, November 2, 2000) at McGill University in Montreal.

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David Lake (writer)

David John Lake (26 March 1929 – 31 January 2016) was an Indian-born Australian science fiction writer, poet, and literary critic.

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E. E. Smith

Edward Elmer Smith (May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965) was an American food engineer (specializing in doughnut and pastry mixes) and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series.

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E. F. Bleiler

Everett Franklin Bleiler (April 30, 1920 – June 13, 2010) was an American editor, bibliographer, and scholar of science fiction, detective fiction, and fantasy literature.

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres.

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Edward Bellamy

Edward Bellamy (March 26, 1850 – May 22, 1898) was an American author, journalist, and political activist most famous for his utopian novel Looking Backward.

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Eloi

The Eloi are one of the two fictional post-human races, along with the Morlocks, in H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine.

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Facsimile

A facsimile (from Latin fac simile, "to make alike") is a copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value that is as true to the original source as possible.

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Fairy tale

A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre.

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Fantastic Universe

Fantastic Universe was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s.

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Frederick Warne

Frederick Warne (13 October 1825 – 17 November 1901) was a British publisher, founder of Frederick Warne & Co.

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Frederick Warne & Co.

Frederick Warne & Co. is a British publisher founded in 1865.

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French science fiction

French science fiction is a substantial genre of French literature.

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Gender equality

Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations, and needs equally, regardless of gender.

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Genocide

Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people, either in whole or in part.

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H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer.

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H. G. Wells Society

There have been two groups called the H. G. Wells Society, both set up to support the ideas of Herbert George Wells (1866–1946).

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Hachette Books

Hachette Books, formerly Hyperion Books, is a general-interest book imprint of the Perseus Books Group, which is a division of Hachette Book Group and ultimately a part of Lagardère Group.

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic.

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History of science fiction

The literary genre of science fiction is diverse, and its exact definition remains a contested question among both scholars and devotees.

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Hugh MacColl

Hugh MacColl (before April 1885 spelled as Hugh McColl; 1831–1909) was a Scottish mathematician, logician and novelist.

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Human-interest story

In journalism, a human-interest story is a feature story that discusses people or pets in an emotional way.

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Imagining Mars: A Literary History

Imagining Mars: A Literary History is a 2011 non-fiction book by science fiction scholar.

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Imperialism

Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural imperialism).

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Invasion literature

Invasion literature (also the invasion novel or the future war genre) is a literary genre that was popular in the period between 1871 and the First World War (1914–1918).

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Irish Home Rule movement

The Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Jack Fennell

Jack "Jackie" Fennell (6 May 1933 – 3 January 2019) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.

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John Clute

John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969.

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John Wilson Foster

John Wilson Foster (born 1942) is an Irish literary critic and cultural historian.

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Johns Hopkins University Press

Johns Hopkins University Press (also referred to as JHU Press or JHUP) is the publishing division of Johns Hopkins University.

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Journey to Mars

Journey to Mars the Wonderful World: Its Beauty and Splendor; Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms; Its Final Doom is an 1894 science fiction novel written by Gustavus W. Pope. A Plunge into Space and Journey to Mars are novels set on Mars.

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Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer.

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Laurence Manning

Laurence Manning (July 20, 1899 – April 10, 1972) was a Canadian science fiction author.

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Letter to the editor

A letter to the editor (LTE) is a letter sent to a publication about an issue of concern to the reader.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

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Mars in fiction

Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun, has appeared as a setting in works of fiction since at least the mid-1600s.

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Mars trilogy

The Mars trilogy is a series of science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson that chronicles the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars through the personal and detailed viewpoints of a wide variety of characters spanning almost two centuries. A Plunge into Space and Mars trilogy are novels set on Mars.

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Martian canals

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was erroneously believed that there were "canals" on the planet Mars.

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Michel Verne

Michel Jean Pierre Verne (August 3, 1861 – March 5, 1925) was a writer, editor, and the son of Jules Verne.

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Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet

Mr. A Plunge into Space and Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet are novels set on Mars.

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Percy Greg

Percy Greg used the pseudonym 'Lionel H. Holdreth' when writing for George Jacob Holyoake's freethinking periodical, The Reasoner, in the 1850s, and he edited the paper for a while in 1859 when Holyoake was ill.

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Review of Reviews

The Review of Reviews was a noted family of monthly journals founded in 1890–1893 by British reform journalist William Thomas Stead (1849–1912).

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Richard A. Lupoff

Richard Allen Lupoff (February 21, 1935 – October 22, 2020) was an American science-fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, nonfiction and reviews.

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Richard Bleiler

Richard James Bleiler (born 1959) is an American bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and adventure fiction.

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Robert Cromie

Robert Cromie (1855–1907) was an Irish journalist and novelist.

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Roger Lancelyn Green

Roger Gilbert Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a British biographer and children's writer.

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Sam Moskowitz

Sam Moskowitz (June 30, 1920 – April 15, 1997) was an American writer, critic, and historian of science fiction.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Science Fiction Studies

Science Fiction Studies (SFS) is an academic journal founded in 1973 by R. D. Mullen.

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Science-Fiction: The Early Years

Science-Fiction: The Early Years is an American reference book on early science fiction of all countries up until 1930, published by Kent State University Press.

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Simoom

Simoom (سمومsamūm; from the root س ممs-m-m, سم"to poison") is a strong, hot, dry, dust-laden wind.

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The Academy (periodical)

The Academy was a review of literature and general topics published in London from 1869 to 1915, with a period from 1902 to 1905 when it was retitled The Academy and Literature.

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The Athenaeum (British magazine)

The Athenæum was a British literary magazine published in London, England, from 1828 to 1921.

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The Cold Equations

"The Cold Equations" is a science fiction short story by American writer Tom Godwin (1915–1980), first published in Astounding Magazine in August 1954.

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979.

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The First Men in the Moon

The First Men in the Moon by the English author H. G. Wells is a scientific romance, originally serialised in The Strand Magazine and The Cosmopolitan from November 1900 to June 1901 and published in hardcover in 1901.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.

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The Skylark of Space

The Skylark of Space is a science fiction novel by American writer Edward E. "Doc" Smith, written between 1915 and 1921 while Smith was working on his doctorate.

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The Time Machine

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels approximately 800,806 years into the future.

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The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells.

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Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman.

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Tom Godwin

Tom Godwin (June 6, 1915 – August 31, 1980) was an American science fiction author active throughout the 1950s into the 1970s.

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Truth (British periodical)

Truth was a British periodical publication founded by the diplomat and Liberal politician Henry Labouchère.

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Tudor Jenks

Tudor Storrs Jenks (May 7, 1857 – February 11, 1922) was an American writer, poet, artist and editor, as well as a journalist and lawyer.

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University of Nebraska Press

The University of Nebraska Press (UNP) was founded in 1941 and is an academic publisher of scholarly and general-interest books.

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Utopia

A utopia typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members.

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Utopian and dystopian fiction

Utopian and dystopian fiction are subgenres of science fiction that explore social and political structures.

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Weather modification

Weather modification is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather.

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William James Roe

William James Roe II (September 1, 1843 – April 3, 1921) was an American author, artist, philosopher, and businessman.

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Workweek and weekend

The weekdays and weekend are the complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively.

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Young adult literature

Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as friendship, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality.

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See also

1890 British novels

1890 science fiction novels

19th-century Irish novels

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Plunge_into_Space

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