This book provides a comprehensive overview of speculative modernist literature, exploring how authors such as H.G.

Wells and H.P.

Lovecraft influenced the culture of the new century with their darker, more evolved themes.

The authors examine the Gothic and utopian roots of speculative fiction and how these works anticipated literary Modernism.

With a focus on the cultural significance of these texts, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in literature, culture, and the evolution of the modernist movement.