This blog post is based on extracts from Imperial College Archives
The existence of The Chronic Argonauts in the present day remains an intriguing story of the lengths an author will go to destroy his work, and the role of an archive in preserving the past. This dichotomy is revealed in S. J. Marshall’s prologue to the reprinting of The Chronic Argonauts in The Phoenix in 1980 [the Science Schools Journal was renamed The Phoenix in 1904].
The rediscovery of The Chronic Argonauts in 1980 was thus made possible by the actions of the Imperial College Archives in retaining copies as a record of College endeavours, despite the best efforts of its author to consign the story to history.
A scan of The Chronic Argonauts by H. G. Wells in The Phoenix, 1980 (PDF) with illustrations by Paul Williams is available here.
The Chronic Argonauts (Summary in Wiki)
"You think that sounds mad," he said, "to travel through time?"
H. G. Wells, The Chronic Argonauts, Science Schools Journal No 13, 1888, p367.
May 2020 marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine, a work of science fiction. Proving a very popular concept, The Time Machine has since been adapted for radio, film and comics.
Wells first introduced the idea of time travel in his story The Chronic Argonauts, published in 1888 in the student journal he helped to create, the Science Schools Journal. This occurred seven years prior to the publication of The Time Machine.
H. G. Wells – The Student
Herbert George Wells studied Biology at the Royal College of Science (RCS) from 1884 to 1887. Although he failed his final
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exams, he was later made an Honorary Fellow of Imperial College.
His entry in the Register of the Royal College of Science details his academic career
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