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"This collection showcases the science fiction of Scottish-born and California-based writer Robert Duncan Milne (1844-99), whose works mark him as one of the forgotten pioneers of the genre. A critical edition that is grouped thematically, it draws together the most expansive collection of his writing ever published, placing his life, works, and themes into their historical, literary, scholarly, and scientific contexts. With his writing touching on nearly every subset of sci-fi, this book offers an overdue correction to the science fiction canon and is the essential guide to a crucially overlooked writer"--…mehr

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"This collection showcases the science fiction of Scottish-born and California-based writer Robert Duncan Milne (1844-99), whose works mark him as one of the forgotten pioneers of the genre. A critical edition that is grouped thematically, it draws together the most expansive collection of his writing ever published, placing his life, works, and themes into their historical, literary, scholarly, and scientific contexts. With his writing touching on nearly every subset of sci-fi, this book offers an overdue correction to the science fiction canon and is the essential guide to a crucially overlooked writer"--
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Robert Duncan Milne was a late 19th-century Science Fiction writer born in Cupar, Scotland but who was based in San Francisco. His work was primarily published in newspapers and the magazine The Argonaut. His works were rediscovered and collected together Into the Sun & Other Stories (1980) by Sam Moskowitz. Keith Williams is Reader in English at the University of Dundee, Scotland, where he runs the science fiction programme. His books include H.G. Wells, Modernity and the Movies (2007) and James Joyce and Cinematicity: Before and After Film (2020). He has researched and published widely on early science fiction and its prescience about modern media and communications. Ari Brin obtained her M.Litt in Science Fiction from the University of Dundee in 2017. Her PhD research since 2016 has focused on the life and work of Robert Duncan Milne, involving the collection, transcription, and analysis of over 100 works of fiction.