The year 1889 was marked, in science fiction, by the following events.
Births and deaths
editBirths
editDeaths
edit- August 19 – Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (b. 1838)[1]
Literary releases
editNovels
edit- The Purchase of the North Pole, by Jules Verne.[2]
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain.[3]
- Urion by Camille Flammarion
Stories collections
editShort stories
edit- In the Year 2889, short story by Jules Verne.[4]
Awards
editThe main science-fiction Awards known at the present time did not exist at that time.
References
edit- ^ "Authors : Villiers de L'Isle-Adam : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Westfahl, Gary (2005). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 611. ISBN 9780313329524.
- ^ "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | novel by Twain". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Weiss-Sussex, Godela; Bianchini, Franco (2006). Urban Mindscapes of Europe. Rodopi. p. 129. ISBN 9789042021044.