David Lear, “Early Science Fiction Tales”, 2 volumes, 2012.

David Lear, “Early Science Fiction Tales”, 2 volumes, 2012 contains some works of Sci-Fi before the Verne and Wells era. Japanese among the earliest tales include “Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” and “Urashima Taro”. Jules Verne types of “travelogues” of a trip from the moon (Tale of the Bamboo Cutter); and a journey underneath the oceans (Urashima Taro). The collection gives a historical timeline to the science fiction genre.