Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Very Early Science Fiction

This story was written in 1858 or 1859.  I first read in an anthology titled A Century of Science Fiction.   The title is "What Was It?" When you start it seems like Gothic horror or at least supernatural.   By the end, it is clearly early and disturbing science fiction. Well worth reading. 
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  1. Hank ArcherMay 8, 2021 at 8:16 AM

    Off topic
    There was an increase in deaths in 2020. The death rate in 2017-2019 was about 0.87% in 2020 it was about 1.02%. I suspect that many or most of those about 400,000 extra deaths were people in the late stages of their lives. In other words, people who, under normal circumstances, would have expired in 2021 through say about 2024.
    We'll know if this was true if we see the death rate in 2021-2024 drop down below 2019's 0.87%.

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  2. JamesMay 13, 2021 at 9:20 PM

    The complete text of What Was It? By FitzJames O’Brian is online here: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/WhatWas843.shtml

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