A Honeymoon in Space
A Honeymoon in Space is a 1901 novel by George Griffith. It was originally serialized in abridged form in Pearson's Magazine in 1900 under the title Stories of Other Worlds. The scientific romance story depicts a tour of the Solar System, a type of story that was in vogue at the time.
Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | George Griffith |
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| Illustrators | Harold H. Piffard (frontispiece) Stanley L. Wood (illustrations) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd |
Publication date | 1900 (abridged serial) 1901 (complete novel) |
Reviewers' opinions on the book's literary quality have varied, while scholars have viewed it as a historically significant work. Important themes identified by critics include Darwinian evolution—which had a significant influence on a large number of works of fiction around the turn of the century—and imperialism.
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