Mesmerists, monsters, and machines science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century

Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century / Martin Willis.

Author/creator	Willis, Martin 1971-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press,
Description	viii, 272 p. ; 23 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Science fiction--History and criticism. Fiction--19th century --History and criticism. Literature and science. Science--History --19th century.

Contents	Literature, science, and science fiction -- E.T.A. Hoffmann and the magic of mesmerism -- Mary Shelley's electric imagination -- The human experiments of Edgar Allan Poe -- Verne's deep-sea investigations on dry land -- Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's invention of psychical research -- H.G. Wells in the laboratory -- Conclusion : the progress of literature and science; or, a refrain on interdisciplinarity.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-264) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2005032093
ISBN	9780873388573 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0873388577 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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