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Category Archives: Science Fiction
Trees on the Moon
Snippets 102. One of the very earliest works of what we would now term “science fiction” was the Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon, by Cyrano de Bergerac (yes, he was a real person, not just … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Century, Books, Fiction, History, Science Fiction, Snippets
Tagged Cyrano de Bergerac, Moon
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H. G. Wells, Wimblehurst and an Orange Pip (Ramblings 3)
H. G. Wells must surely be the most famous ex-pupil of a Midhurst school, although he only moved into the area at the age of 14. However, Midhurst proved sufficiently memorable for Wells to use it as the inspiration for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Local History, Ramblings, Science Fiction
Tagged HG Wells, Midhurst, The Shape of Things to Come, Tono Bungay
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911 and Father’s Day (Guest Post 3)
The following post has been kindly contributed by Mike Loschiavo, a talented and insightful writer who will be covering more recent topics for Windows into History, with a particular focus on early film, television and sci-fi. However, his first article … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Guest Posts, Recent History, Science Fiction
Tagged 911, Father's Day, New York, Staten Island, Technology, Twin Towers, World Trade Centre
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