Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand LeaguesUnder the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur''sCourt and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.

Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand LeaguesUnder the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur''sCourt and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.

Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand LeaguesUnder the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur''sCourt and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature.