Willis, Martin,  1971- <br/><br/>
Mesmerists, monsters, and machines :  science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century / 
Martin Willis. 
 - 1 online resource (281 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-264) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781612774671 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science fiction--History and criticism.<br/>Fiction--History and criticism.--19th century<br/>Literature and science.<br/>Science--History--19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3433.6  / .W55 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>809.38/762