George Griffith

George Griffith, Science Fiction Collection

George Griffith (1857?1906), was a prolific British science fiction writer. Many of his visionary tales appeared in magazines such as Pearson's Magazine and Pearson's Weekly before being published as novels. Griffith was extremely popular in the United Kingdom, though he failed to find similar acclaim in the United States, in part due to his revolutionary and socialist views. A journalist, rather than scientist, by background, what his stories lack in scientific rigour and literary grace they make up for in sheer exuberance of execution. In this book: The Angel of the Revolution The World Peril of 1910 A Honeymoon In Space Olga Romanoff, or, the Syren of the Skies The Romance of Golden Star