Download or read book British Fantasy and Science-fiction Writers Before World War I written by Darren Harris-Fain and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 1997 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on British writers of fantasy and science fiction during a time when science, technology and industrialization made increasingly impressive inroads from the Enlightenment to World War I.A gradual emphasis on social improvement, including literature, involved efforts to increase literacy through expanding material to read. During this period, publication of newspapers, penny dreadfuls and dime novels lead to pulp magazines and other popular periodicals.