Periodical Index Detail
Colonial Williamsburg Journal
| Title | Enlightenment Novels Started Science Fiction |
| Issue | Volume 35, Number 04, (CWJ, Autumn 2013) |
| Description | Books and reading: Science fiction, perhaps a reaction to the Enlightenment, flourished in the 18th century, as evidenced by popular novels in the libraries of significant persons such as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abigail Adams. Titles described include Mercier's "The Year 2440", Madden's "Memoirs of the Twentieth Century", Godwin's "Man in the Moone", Swift's "Gulliver's Travels", La Folie's "Le Philosophe Sans Pretention" and Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe". |
| Author | Breig, James |
| Pages | 30-37 |