Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siècle

“In Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siècle, Emily Alder offers a clear and exceptionally compelling examination of the evolution of pre-Lovecraftian weird horror, a genre that simultaneously appropriates as it repudiates the positivist tendencies of Victorian science in its generation of monsters. … Alder’s monograph is a valuable contribution to scholarship on the weird and will hopefully inspire more work on this fascinating and undertheorized genre.” (L. A. Delgado, Victorian Studies, Vol. 65 (2), 2023)

“Alder’s Weird Fiction and Science at the Fin de Siècle, in sum, provides a detailed close reading of the interrelationship between science and the Weird taleand, although, her study primarily concerns itself with British Weird fiction of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, much of what is explored in this volume remains relevant to the subsequent development of the Weird tale as well as to contemporary scientific advancements.” (Fredrik Blanc, Fantastika Journal, Vol. 5 (1), May, 2021)