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The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana | 
 enlarge | Author: Jess Nevins
Publisher: MonkeyBrain Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $224.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 538777
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 1200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 8.3 x 1.8
ISBN: 1932265155
Dewey Decimal Number: 820.9008
EAN: 9781932265156
ASIN: 1932265155
Publication Date: December 25, 2005
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Product Description
This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind.
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Most Amazingly Exhaustive Work Ever November 14, 2007
Lou Anders
The breadth and scope of this book is staggering. It's an exhaustive tome on pretty much all the genre fiction of the Victorian age, and not limited to the UK fiction of the period either. It's a must read for fans of steampunk, Victorian science fiction, the pulps... But what it really is is an unbelievable gift to writers - the story concepts stuffed into every page of this tome are unbelievable. There is years and years of amazing inspiration here. The book is sold out, but track down a copy however you can.
 Where is it? October 19, 2007
Eugene T. Naughton
Where is this book? Why is it sold out? Is it being reissued? Does anyone know?
Lots of great info, but not very well organized. February 17, 2007
David Hurwitz (San Diego, CA United States)
This thing is a brick. Hardbound, weighing in at just over a thousand pages, this book could stop a bullet or cause serious damage if dropped on the toes. And all those pages are crammed full of entries describing Victorian era novels. All of my favorites are here, plus hundreds of books I've never heard of. All nations and genres are represented, not just br /Sci Fi and the Brits. Better still, Nevins is not afraid to editorialize. It's shocking, but not altogether untrue, when he claims that The Wizard of Oz "can easily be interpreted as a horror novel" or that Ivanhoe is superior to Sir Walter Scott's other works in that it "is readable." If you like Victorian fiction, but find its offerings uneven, Nevins can be an invaluable guide. My only complaint about this amusing and informative tome is that it's all but useless as an actual reference work. Entries are organized alphabetically by the names of central characters or settings, rather than by title or by author. To find the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, you would have to look under Sherlock Holmes or Sir Nigel. There are decent see-also references, but no index. Still, I am mostly content to browse its oddly organized pages, in search of the good stuff. This book represents a serious investment in both money and shelf space, but if you enjoy Victorian era fiction, you can't really afford to be without it.
The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana January 29, 2007
G. Bartilucci (Plainview, New York United States)
This was given as a gift. The person who received the book enjoyed it very much. It is a good reference resource for writers and artists.
Fantastic book September 25, 2006
Templedog
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book. It is very comprehensive and I cannot wait for the release of Mr. Nevins next book on Pulp Heroes. We need more books like this.
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