This is a list of film and reading materials that I've put together as representative of the Steampunk Genre. It can also be found on the Brass Goggles Steampunk Forum, and on the Aether Emporium.
I haven't read, or seen, all of these entries, but they do come highly recommended.
Enjoy!
Recommendations:
Literature Sites Worth Visiting:
Literature of the Fantastic, http://www.sff.net/people/DoyleMacdonald/lit.htm
The Literary Gothic, http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html
Books:
Period:
H.G. Wells:
The War of the Worlds, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/36
Literature Sites Worth Visiting:
Literature of the Fantastic, http://www.sff.net/people/DoyleMacdonald/lit.htm
The Literary Gothic, http://www.litgothic.com/index_fl.html
Books:
Period:
H.G. Wells:
The War of the Worlds, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/36
The Invisible Man, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5230
The Food of the Gods, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11696
The Time Machine, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/35
The Island of Doctor Moreau, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/159
The War in the Air, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/780
The First Men in the Moon, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1013
Verne:
From the Earth to the Moon, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/83
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/164
Mysterious Island, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1268
Robur the Conqueror, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3808
Master of the World, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3809
Around the World in 80 Days, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/103
London:
The Iron Heel, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1164
The Star Rover, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1162
Doyle:
The Lost World, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/139
The Poison Belt and other Stories, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/126
The Sherlock Holmes Canon
The Horror of the Heights (Tales of Terror and Mystery), http://www.literaturepage.com/read/tales-of-terror-and-mystery.html
Wilde:
The Picture of Dorian Gray, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/174
R.S. Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/42
Stoker, Bram
Dracula, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/345
The Jewel of Seven Stars, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3781
The Lair of the White Worm, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1188
Shelley, Mary
Frankenstein, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/84
Kerruish
The Undying Monster, http://www.horrormasters.com/Text/a2853.pdf
Kipling, R.
The Man Who Would Be King, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8147
With the Night Mail
Easy as ABC
Wireless
Haggard, H. Rider
King Solomon’s Mines, http://www.literaturepage.com/read/kingsolomonsmines.html
Allan Quatermain, http://www.literaturepage.com/read/allan-quatermain.html
She, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3155
Collins, W.
The Moonstone, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/155
Poe, E.
His complete works, http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p#a481
Moskowitz, Sam
Science Fiction by Gaslight (out of print)
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
At the Earth’s Core, http://www.literaturepage.com/read/at-the-earths-core.html
Pellucidar, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/605
Mundy, Talbot
King of the Khyber Rifles, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6066
Contemporary:
Baxter, Stephen
Anti-Ice, ISBN-10: 0061054216, ISBN-13: 978-0061054211
Judson, Theodore
Fitzpatrick’s War, ISBN-10: 0756401968
Lansdale, Joseph
Zeppelins West, ISBN-10: 193108100X, ISBN-13: 978-1931081009
Drake, David / Flint, Eric:
The General Series
Turtledove, H., and Dreyfuss, R.
Moskowitz, Sam
Science Fiction by Gaslight (out of print)
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
At the Earth’s Core, http://www.literaturepage.com/read/at-the-earths-core.html
Pellucidar, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/605
Mundy, Talbot
King of the Khyber Rifles, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6066
Contemporary:
Baxter, Stephen
Anti-Ice, ISBN-10: 0061054216, ISBN-13: 978-0061054211
Judson, Theodore
Fitzpatrick’s War, ISBN-10: 0756401968
Lansdale, Joseph
Zeppelins West, ISBN-10: 193108100X, ISBN-13: 978-1931081009
Drake, David / Flint, Eric:
The General Series
Turtledove, H., and Dreyfuss, R.
The Two Georges, ISBN-10: 0812544595, ISBN-13: 978-0812544596
Turtledove, H.
Guns for the South, ISBN-10: 0345413660, ISBN-13: 978-0345413666
Stirling, S.M
The Peshawar Lancers, ISBN-10: 0451458737, ISBN-13: 978-0451458735
Forstchen, William
The Lost Regiment Series
Gibson, W. & Sterling
The Difference Engine, ISBN-10: 055329461X, ISBN-13: 978-0553294613
Hambly, Barbara
Turtledove, H.
Guns for the South, ISBN-10: 0345413660, ISBN-13: 978-0345413666
Stirling, S.M
The Peshawar Lancers, ISBN-10: 0451458737, ISBN-13: 978-0451458735
Forstchen, William
The Lost Regiment Series
Gibson, W. & Sterling
The Difference Engine, ISBN-10: 055329461X, ISBN-13: 978-0553294613
Hambly, Barbara
Those Who Hunt by Night, ISBN-10: 0345361326, ISBN-13: 978-0345361325
Travelling with the Dead, ISBN-10: 0345407407, ISBN-13: 978-0345407405
Moorcock, M.
Moorcock, M.
A Nomad of the Time Stream Series
Snicket, L.
Snicket, L.
The Series of Unfortunate Events books
Reeve, Philip
Reeve, Philip
Collected Works
Newman, K.
Newman, K.
Anno Dracula, ISBN-10: 038072345X, ISBN-13: 978-0380723454
Bloody Red Baron, ISBN-10: 0786702524, ISBN-13: 978-0786702527
Melville, C
Perdido St. Station, ISBN-10: 0345459407, ISBN-13: 978-0345459404
Fraser, G.M.
Bloody Red Baron, ISBN-10: 0786702524, ISBN-13: 978-0786702527
Melville, C
Perdido St. Station, ISBN-10: 0345459407, ISBN-13: 978-0345459404
Fraser, G.M.
The Flashman Series
Harrison, H.
A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!, ISBN-10: 0812515919, ISBN-13: 978-0812515916
Wooding, C.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, ISBN-10: 0439598516, ISBN-13: 978-0439598514
Judson, Theodore
Fitzpatrick’s War, ISBN-10: 0756401968
Reaves,
Shadows Over Baker Street, ISBN-10: 0345452739, ISBN-13: 978-0345452733
Mann, George
The Affinity Bridge, ISBN: 978-1905005932
Peters, S.M.,
The Whitechapel Gods, ISBN-13: 978-0451461933
Hunt, Stephen,
The Court of the Air, ISBN-13: 978-0007232178
Non Science-Fiction Period Classics:
Wren, P.C.
Beau Geste, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600231h.html
Mundy, T.
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, ISBN-10: 0439598516, ISBN-13: 978-0439598514
Judson, Theodore
Fitzpatrick’s War, ISBN-10: 0756401968
Reaves,
Shadows Over Baker Street, ISBN-10: 0345452739, ISBN-13: 978-0345452733
Mann, George
The Affinity Bridge, ISBN: 978-1905005932
Peters, S.M.,
The Whitechapel Gods, ISBN-13: 978-0451461933
Hunt, Stephen,
The Court of the Air, ISBN-13: 978-0007232178
Non Science-Fiction Period Classics:
Wren, P.C.
Beau Geste, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600231h.html
Mundy, T.
King of the Khyber Rifles, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6066
The “Yasmini” series, et al
Mason
The Four Feathers, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18883
Hope
The Prisoner of Zenda, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/95
Roark
The Wake of the Red Witch, (not in print, not available as etext.
Non S.P. But Required Reading:
Crichton
The Great Train Robbery, ISBN-10: 0060502304, ISBN-13: 978-0060502300
Carr, Caleb
The Alienist, ISBN-10: 0812976142 , ISBN-13: 978-0812976144
Angel of Darkness, ISBN-10: 0345427637, ISBN-13: 978-0345427632
Dickens, C.
Bleak House, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1023
Non Fiction:
Bettman, Otto
The Good Old Days – They Were Terrible!, ISBN-10: 0394709411, ISBN-13: 978-0394709413
Larson, Eric
Issac’s Storm, ISBN-10: 0375708278, ISBN-13: 978-0375708275
The Devil in the White City, ISBN-10: 0375725601, ISBN-13: 978-0375725609
Thunderstruck, ISBN-10: 1400080673, ISBN-13: 978-1400080670
Tuchman, Barbara
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, ISBN-10: 0345405013, ISBN-13: 978-0345405012
Lord, W.
A Night to Remember, ISBN-10: 0805077642
Pool, D.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, ISBN-10: 0671882368
James, L.
Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India, ISBN-10: 0312263821
ISBN-13: 978-0312263829
Standage, T.
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the
Nineteenth Century 's On-line Pioneers, ISBN-10: 0802716040
ISBN-13: 978-0802716040
Botting, D.
Dr Eckener's Dream Machine , ISBN-10: 0805064591, ISBN-13: 978-0805064599
Comics:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Girl GeniusJe Suis LegionRuse
Five Fists of Science
Gotham by Gaslight
Reference:
Basic Steam Locomotive Maintenance - D.C Buell
Mason
The Four Feathers, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/18883
Hope
The Prisoner of Zenda, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/95
Roark
The Wake of the Red Witch, (not in print, not available as etext.
Non S.P. But Required Reading:
Crichton
The Great Train Robbery, ISBN-10: 0060502304, ISBN-13: 978-0060502300
Carr, Caleb
The Alienist, ISBN-10: 0812976142 , ISBN-13: 978-0812976144
Angel of Darkness, ISBN-10: 0345427637, ISBN-13: 978-0345427632
Dickens, C.
Bleak House, http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/1023
Non Fiction:
Bettman, Otto
The Good Old Days – They Were Terrible!, ISBN-10: 0394709411, ISBN-13: 978-0394709413
Larson, Eric
Issac’s Storm, ISBN-10: 0375708278, ISBN-13: 978-0375708275
The Devil in the White City, ISBN-10: 0375725601, ISBN-13: 978-0375725609
Thunderstruck, ISBN-10: 1400080673, ISBN-13: 978-1400080670
Tuchman, Barbara
The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World before the War, ISBN-10: 0345405013, ISBN-13: 978-0345405012
Lord, W.
A Night to Remember, ISBN-10: 0805077642
Pool, D.
What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, ISBN-10: 0671882368
James, L.
Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India, ISBN-10: 0312263821
ISBN-13: 978-0312263829
Standage, T.
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the
Nineteenth Century 's On-line Pioneers, ISBN-10: 0802716040
ISBN-13: 978-0802716040
Botting, D.
Dr Eckener's Dream Machine , ISBN-10: 0805064591, ISBN-13: 978-0805064599
Comics:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Girl GeniusJe Suis LegionRuse
Five Fists of Science
Gotham by Gaslight
Reference:
Basic Steam Locomotive Maintenance - D.C Buell
Fundamentals of the Steam Locomotive - 1949 Steam Locomotive Inspection - (current 49 CFR 230 gov't regs)
The Steam Locomotive - Ralph P. Johnson, M.E.
Costs of Running Steam Locomotives - 1921
Strength of Materials, Steam Boiler Design - C.B Lindstrom
Simple and Compound Steam Engines (1906)
Steam Engine Design (1983)
Non-condensing high pressure steam engines - S.Roper Ashley
Book of Knots
Manual of Seamanship for Boys and Seamen of the Royal Navy (1904)
Traditions of the Navy - Cedric Windas
The Young Sea Officer's Sheet Anchor - Darcy Lever (1885)
1800 Mechanical Movements and Devices – 1911
The Secrets of Rusty Things - Michael DeMeng
Film:
Period S.P. :
The Lost World (1925), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016039/
King Solomon’s mines (1937), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029081/
Metropolis (1927), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/
Dracula (1931), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Frankenstein (1931), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/
Bride of Frankenstein (1935), http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=bride+of+frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031951/
The Invisible Man 1933, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/
A Trip to the Moon (1902), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000417/
Non S.P. But Required Viewing (Period):
The Four Feathers (1939), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
Prisoner of Zenda (1937), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
Contemporary S.P.:
Young Frankenstein (1974), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
The Assassination Bureau, ltd. (1969), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064045/
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311429/
The Prestige (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/
The Wild Wild West (1999), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120891/
Steamboy (2004), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348121/
Robot Carnival (1987), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093871/
The Great Race (1965), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059243/
The Secrets of Rusty Things - Michael DeMeng
Film:
Period S.P. :
The Lost World (1925), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016039/
King Solomon’s mines (1937), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029081/
Metropolis (1927), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/
Dracula (1931), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/
Frankenstein (1931), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/
Bride of Frankenstein (1935), http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=bride+of+frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031951/
The Invisible Man 1933, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024184/
A Trip to the Moon (1902), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000417/
Non S.P. But Required Viewing (Period):
The Four Feathers (1939), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
Prisoner of Zenda (1937), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
Contemporary S.P.:
Young Frankenstein (1974), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031334/
The Assassination Bureau, ltd. (1969), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064045/
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311429/
The Prestige (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/
The Wild Wild West (1999), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120891/
Steamboy (2004), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0348121/
Robot Carnival (1987), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093871/
The Great Race (1965), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059243/
Time After Time (1979), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080025/
From Hell (2001), http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=from+hell
House of Wax (1953), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045888/
The Call of Cthulhu (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/
The Mysterious Geographical Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469146/
City of Lost Children (1995), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682/
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059797/
The Mummy, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/
Non S.P. but required viewing (contemporary):
The Call of Cthulhu (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/
The Mysterious Geographical Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469146/
City of Lost Children (1995), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682/
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059797/
The Mummy, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/
Non S.P. but required viewing (contemporary):
Khartoum (1966), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060588/
The First Great Train Robbery (1979), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079240/
Zulu (1964), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/
Vidocq (2001), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/
The Man Who Would be King (1975), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/
Television:
The Wild Wild West (1965- 1969), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058855/
The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr. (1993- 1994), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105932/
Q.E.D. (aka Mastermind) (1982), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083468/
Steam Detectives (1998), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962742/
The First Great Train Robbery (1979), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079240/
Zulu (1964), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058777/
Vidocq (2001), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164961/
The Man Who Would be King (1975), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073341/
Television:
The Wild Wild West (1965- 1969), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058855/
The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr. (1993- 1994), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105932/
Q.E.D. (aka Mastermind) (1982), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083468/
Steam Detectives (1998), http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0962742/
I cant believe it. normally when they put those lists in the papers of 100 top literature you should have read by breakfast, I havent heard of most and havent read the rest, but your list ... I have read most of it. Not all of it is great of course but well done for the list. It is an excellent resource for us all.
ReplyDeleteThe young sea officers sheet anchor is a particular favourite of mine as I was a ships officer myself in my youth and the thought of having to master all that stuff whilst drinking green bilge water and eating rotten meat doesnt bear thinking about.