Ch. 1. A short history of the future -- ch. 2. England : new viewpoints -- ch. 3. France : technophilia -- ch. 4. America : technophobia
Summary
Paul Alkon analyzes several key works that mark the most significant phases in the early evolution of science fiction, including Frankenstein, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Connecticut Yankee in King arthur's Court and The Time Machine. He places the work in context and discusses the genre and its relation to other kinds of literature
