British Fantasy and Science-fiction Writers, 1918-1960
Author | : Darren Harris-Fain |
Publisher | : Dictionary of Literary Biograp |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105025789905 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book British Fantasy and Science-fiction Writers, 1918-1960 written by Darren Harris-Fain and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 2002 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on British writers of fantasy and science fiction, including dark fantasy and supernatural horror. Includes lesser-known authors who made their own small but significant contributions to this field. Discusses the impact of pulp magazines and other new magazines that focused on subgenres such as romance fiction, adventure fiction, Western fiction, and eventually fantasy and science fiction, and utopian literature, a predecessor and close cousin of science fiction.