Méry, Joseph
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author.
(1798-1866) French playwright and author, whose Proto SF tale, "Histoire de ce qui n'est pas arrivé" ["A History That did not Happen"] (1854; in Histoire de ce qui n'est pas arrivé; La Tamise; Le Diamant aux mille facettes coll 1859) is an early Alternate History, in which Napoleon's life – and the future of Europe – is transformed when he gains an unexpected victory in Egypt in 1799 and becomes Emperor of India; "Les Ruines de Paris" ["The Ruins of Paris"] (1856; not collected in the author's lifetime), is an early Ruins and Futurity story. Both appear, with other material, as The Tower of Destiny (coll trans Brian Stableford 2012). [JC]
Joseph Méry
born Marseille, France: 21 January 1798
died Paris: 17 June 1866
works
- Histoire de ce qui n'est pas arrivé; La Tamise; Le Diamant aux mille facettes (Poissy: Impr de Arbieucoll, 1859) [coll: contains "Histoire de ce qui n'est pas arrivé" (1854): binding unknown/]
- The Tower of Destiny (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2012) [coll: trans by Brian Stableford of various stories, including the above: pb/Mike Hoffman]
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