First published 2021
H. Bartholomew curates tales from the late 1800s and early 1900s that center on scientists confronting the outer limits of physical reality. These stories focus on mathematicians and physicists who discover fifth dimensions, navigate mirror worlds, and grapple with mathematical equations that should not exist. The collection showcases weird fiction's fascination with scientific inquiry rather than supernatural dread. Each tale examines what happens when researchers push against the boundaries of time, space, and matter. The characters must reconcile their understanding of natural laws with phenomena that defy explanation. These stories ask fundamental questions about the nature of existence and explore how the human mind responds when it approaches answers that challenge everything we believe about reality.
Genres: anthologies, 20th-century, adventure, 21st-century, 19th-century, alternate-history, academic, alternate-universe
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Period: Late 1800s, Early 1900s
304 pages · Paperback · British Library Publishing