List of inspiring literature

The following list of inspiring literature on the subject of geofiction is divided into four major parts. First there are utopias and dystopias, secondly there's (the real, true) geofiction, then there's inspiring literature (both fiction and non-fiction) on the subject of geofiction, and lastly there's a jumble of other books. The list states in the correct order: author, title (publisher of my own or just the last known copy, year of the first publication), possibly the source for it, and whether I'm still looking for a copy. Many of the books I found on the internet, I found at Project Gutenberg.
     Just like the so-called utopian socialists from the nineteenth century, like Godwin, Cobbet, Owen, Fourrier, Proudhon and Saint-Simon (who should be listed among the utopias), I've also not mentioned the writers of science-fiction (who should be listed among the true geofiction), apart from Asimov, Herbert and Vance. The division between utopias and reality is just as difficult to make as is the division between utopias and geofiction. In a way all descriptions of an alternative society are 'societies of preference.' Many of the ficiticious countries described in literature however are an attempt to avoid that the reader will compare the information with reality (for Carl Barks it was easier to say the bad guys were from Brutopia than to say they were from the Soviet Union). Usually I don't regard these stories as geofiction. A division between just literature and inspiring literature on the subject of geofiction obviously is debatable (also Franz Kafka or Gaia by James Lovelock for instance are very inspiring on the subject of geofiction).
     Many of the books I don't know about have been copied from the list Hans Barnard made a long time ago. It was published in Fantas, the magazine made by the Dutch Genootschap voor Geofictie (in English: 'society for geofiction'). Many have been copied from A Modern Utopia by H.G. Wells, and some from the introduction to News from Nowhere by William Morris. Encarta means the cd-rom edition of the Winkler Prins Encarta-encyclopedia (1999). Tod and Wheeler - Utopia refers to Utopia by Ian Tod and Michael Wheeler (edition 1979, translated into Dutch by A.F. Tist as Utopia: wereldhervormers tussen werkelijkheid en fantasie.

Utopias

• Andriessen, Jurriaan, Eldorica (Het Spectrum, 1990).
• Bellamy, Edward, Looking backward: 2000-1887 (Gebroeders E. & M. Cohen, 1888).
• Born, Nicolas, Oton und Iton (1974), according to Encartaa "utopian children's book," I'm still searching.
• Butler, Samuel, Erewhon (Penguin, 1872).
• Cabet, Étienne, Voyage et aventures de lord William Carisdall en Icarie, roman philosophique et social (1840), I'm still searching.
• Campanella, Thomasso, Citta del Solle (internet, 1623-1702).
• Comte, Auguste, ? [called Great Western Republic in A Modern Utopia] (?), I'm still searching.
• Erskine, Lord Thomas, Armata (1817), according to A Modern Utopia, I'm still searching.
• Gisander of Gysander, see: Schnabel, Johann Gottfried.
• Harrington, James, The Commonwealth of Oceana (internet, 1656), according to the introduction to News from Nowhere.
• Hertzka, Theodor, Freeland, A Social Anticipation (internet, 1890).
• Herzl, Theodor, Oldnewland (Haifa Publishing Company, 1902).
• Hewins [called a utopist in A Modern Utopia], ? (?), I'm still searching.
• Howells, William Dean, A traveler from Altruria (internet, 1892), according to A Modern Utopia.
• Llull, Ramón (Raymundus Lullus), Blanquerna (1287), according to Encarta, I'm still searching.
• M., P., see: P.M.
• More, Sir Thomas, Utopia (Penguin, 1516).
• Morelly, Abbée, Code de la Nature [called (The floating isle of) La Cite Morellyste in A Modern Utopia?] (1755), I'm still searching.
• Morris, William, News from Nowhere (Penguin, 1891).
• P.M., bolo'bolo (Ravijn, 1984, translated from German into Dutch by A.M.).
• Plato, De Republiek (Penguin, ± 394 BCE).
• Renouvier, Charles, Uchronie (1876), according to Tod and Wheeler - Utopia, I'm still searching.
• Schnabel, Johann Gottfried (Gisander or Gysander), Die Insel Felsenburg (1741-1743, in four parts), according to Encarta 1731, I'm still searching.
• Skinner, B.F., Walden Two (Macmillan, 1948).
• Twain, Mark, A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's court (Airmont, 1889), according to Encarta.
• Wells, H.G., A Modern Utopia (internet, 1905).
• Werfel, Franz, Stern der Ungeborenen (1946), according to Encarta, I'm still searching.
  
  

Dystopias

• Forster, E.M., The Machine Stops (1909), according to the introduction to News from Nowhere, I'm still searching.
• Huxley, Aldous, Brave New World (Flamingo, 1932).
• Orwell, George, 1984 (Penguin, 1949).
• Vojnovitsj (Voinovič), Vladimir, Moskva 2042 (1987), according to Encarta, I'm still searching.
  
  

Geofiction

• various, articles in the magazine Fantas (between ± 1984 and 1999).
• Adams, Richard, Shardik (1974), I'm still searching.
• Arleston, Scotch, and drawings by Glaudel, Paul, De wereld van de stad, Het symbool van de nar, De torens van Floovant and Het kristal van Camerlot (series De Cartografen) (Arboris, 1992, graphic novel in five books), I'm still searching for book 5, Le cri du plouillon.
• Asimov, Isaac, Foundation (1951-1953), I'm still searching.
• Barks, Carl, various titles (series Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge) (Sanoma, between ± 1940 and 1965, graphic novels).
• Barnard, Hans, Schaakspelen binnen het Keiaans Imperium (?).
•  —, De Keiaanse muziek (?).
• Bilderdijk, Willem, Kort verhaal van eene aanmerkelijke luchtreis en nieuwe planeetontdekking (1813).
• Herbert, Frank, Dune (1965).
•  —, Dune Messiah (1970).
• Hergé, De scepter van Ottokar (series Tintin) (Casterman, 1947, graphic novel).
• Hesse, Hermann, Reis naar het morgenland (Bezige Bij, 1932).
•  —, Het Kralenspel (Bezige Bij, 1943).
• LeGuin, Ursula K., Earthsea (various books) (1968), I'm still searching.
•  —, The Left Hand Of Darkness (1969), I'm still searching.
•  —, The Dispossessed (1974), I'm still searching.
• Lindsay, David, A Voyage To Arcturus (Bert Bakker, 1920).
• Morris, William, The Well at the World's End (Bert Bakker, 1896).
• Pavić, Milorad, Het Chazaars woordenboek (Bert Bakker, 1989).
• Tolkien, J.R.R., The Hobbit (Unwin, 1937).
•  —, The Lord Of The Rings (Unwin, 1955).
•  —, The Adventures Of Tom Bombadil (Unwin, 1962).
•  —, On Fairy-Stories (Unwin, 1964).
•  —, The Silmarillion (completed by Christopher Tolkien, Unwin, 1977).
•  —, Unfinished Tales (published by Christopher Tolkien, Unwin, 1980).
•  —, The Shaping Of Middle-Earth (published by Christopher Tolkien, Unwin, 1986).
•  —, many other books (published by Christopher Tolkien).
• Tweehuysen, Rolandt, Uit in Spokanië (Ploegsma, 1982).
• Vance, Jack, Tschai (four books) (1968-1970), I'm still searching.
  
  

Geoficticious inspiring (fiction)

• unknown, Avesta (internet, between the tenth century BCE and the second century CE).
• unknown, Bible (between the tenth century BCE and the third century CE).
• unknown, De zeereis van de heilige Brendaan (Athenaeum, eighth century).
• unknown, De reis van Sint Brendaan (Prometheus/Bert Bakker, twelfth century).
• unknown, Duizendenéén nacht (tenth century), I'm still searching.
• unknown, Edda (Ambo, tenth and eleventh century).
• unknown, Gilgameš-epos (Sun en Ambo, between the twenty-first and fifth century BCE).
• unknown, Koran (Islam International Publications, seventh century).
• unknown, Rgveda's (sixth century BCE), I'm still searching.
• unknown, Sindbad de Zeeman (thirteenth century), I'm still searching.
• diversen, Sterke verhalen (Verzonnen reizen) (Contact, 1994).
• Andersen, H.C., Sprookjes (1835-1874).
• Carroll, Lewis, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (WHSmith, 1865).
•  —, Through The Looking-Glass (WHSmith, ± 1870).
• Dante, La Divina Commedia (thirteenth century), I'm still searching.
• Das, Rudolf and Robbert, Zicht op de toekomst (Elsevier, 1983).
• Defoe, Daniel, Robinson Crusoe (Oxford University, 1719).
• Dixon, Dougal, Leven na de mens (Het Spectrum, 1981).
• Eno, Brian, and Sinfield, Peter, From Ibiza (In a land of clear colors, an idea from Robert Sheckley) (cd, 1979).
• Grimm, gebroeders, Sprookjes (1812-1822).
• Highwater, Jamake, De zon gaat dood (In de Knipscheer, 1983).
• Homeros, Odyssee (Kempische boekhandel Retie, eighth century BCE).
• Lao Tzu, Te-Tao Ching (Kosmos, between the fifth and third century BCE).
• Lönnrot, Elias, Kalevala (Christofoor, between the twelfth and ninetheenth century).
• Lucianus, Waarachtige historiën (second century), I'm still searching.
• Milne, A.A., Winnie-The-Pooh (Methuen, 1926).
•  —, The House At Pooh Corner (Methuen, 1928).
• Ovidius Naso, Publius, Metamorphoses (8).
• Pratchett, Terry, The Colour Of Magic (Het Spectrum, 1983).
•  —, The Light Fantastic (Het Spectrum, 1986).
• Sinfield, Peter, see: Eno, Brian.
• Swift, Jonathan, Gulliver's travels (Penguin, 1726).
• Toonder, Marten, various titles (series Tom Poes and Olivier B. Bommel) (Bezige Bij, 1938-1986).
• Vergilius Maro, Publius, Aeneis (Salamander Klassiek, 19 BCE).
  
  

Religious propaganda

• Augustinus, Aurelius, De civitate Dei (internet, 426).
• Bacon, Francis, Nova Atlantis (internet, 1626).
• Lewis, C.S., The Magician's Nephew, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and his Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader', The Silver Chair and The Last Battle (series The Chronicles of Narnia) (Lions, 1950-1956).
  
  

Geoficticious inspiring (non-fiction)

• diversen, Imaginaire Landen, Catalogus bij de tentoonstelling (Rotterdamse Kunststichting, 1983), I'm still searching.
• Eco, Umberto, Europa en de volmaakte taal (Agon, 1995).
• Goff, Jacques Le, De cultuur van middeleeuws Europa (Wereldbibliotheek, 1984).
• Macauly, David, De Stad (Ploegsma, 1974).
• Polo, Marco, Il Milione (Boek van de miljoen wonderen or Travels) (internet, fourteenth century).
• Roy Ladurie, Emmanuel Le, Montaillou (Ooievaar, 1975).
• Thoreau, Henry David, Walden or Life In The Woods (Walter J. Black, 1854).
• Tod, Ian, and Wheeler, Michael, Utopia: wereldhervormers tussen werkelijkheid en fantasie (Orbis, 1978).
• Wheeler, Michael, see: Tod, Ian.
  
  

Others (books I've vaguely heard of)

• Aldiss, Brian W., Helliconia Spring (Het Spectrum, 1982), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, Helliconia Summer (Het Spectrum, 1983), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, Helliconia Winter (Het Spectrum, 1985), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Beagle, Peter S., The Last Unicorn (1968), according to Fantas.
• Bell, R.C., Grunfeld, Frederic, Vié, Léon, and Williams, Gerald, Spelletjes uit de hele wereld (?), according to Fantas.
• Bonhomme, R., Huwelyks-Eiland (1708), according to Fantas.
• Bord, Janet, Doolhoven en labyrinthen (1976), according to Fantas.
• Borges, Jorge Luis, various short stories (but which ones?), I'm still searching.
• Bradley, Marion Zimmer, and May, Julian, and Norton, Andre, De Zwarte Trillium (Het Spectrum), according to Fantas.
• Brin, David, Aarde (Het Spectrum), according to Fantas.
• Brooks, Terry, The sword of Shannara (1977), according to Fantas.
• Brückner, J.J., Reizen door de paleizen der vreugde en verblijven der welvaart (1805), according to Fantas.
• Buma, J., Reis door de Elizeesche velden (1753).
• Buynsters, P.J., Imaginaire reisverhalen in Nederland gedurende de achttiende eeuw (1969), according to Fantas.
• Carter, Lin, Imaginary worlds: the art of fantasy (1973), according to Fantas.
• Chapman, Vera, The Green Knight (1975), according to Fantas.
• Cornelius, P., Languages in seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century imaginary voyages (1965), according to Fantas.
• Cullen, Seamus, Astra en Flondrix (1980), according to Fantas.
• Day, David, The Tolkien Bestiary (1978), according to Fantas.
• Dibell, Ansen, Pursuit of the Screamer (1978), according to Fantas.
• Dickinson, Peter, The Blue Hawk (1975), according to Fantas.
•  —, Draken (1979), according to Fantas.
• Draeger, Donn F., and Smith, Robert W., Oosterse vechtkunst (Bert Bakker, 1976), according to Fantas.
• Dunsany, Lord, Don Rodriquez (internet, 1922), according to Fantas.
•  —, The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, The Charwoman's Shadow (1926), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Eddings, David, The Belgariad (Het Spectrum, 1982-1984), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, The Malloreon (Het Spectrum, 1987-1991), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Eddison, Eric Rücker, The worm Ouroboros (1922), according to Fantas.
• Esveldt, S. van, Gevallen van den ouden en jongen Robinson (1766), according to Fantas.
•  —, De berugte land- en zeeheldin Anna Blound (1756), according to Fantas.
• Eyk, A. van, De Walcherse Robinson (1752), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Farini, Tresor, Het strand van Rianou (?), according to Fantas.
• Froud, Brian, and Lee, Alan, De elfen (1979), according to Fantas.
• Gould, Charles, The Dragon (1886), according to Fantas.
• Gove, Philip Babcock, The imaginary voyage in prose fiction (1975), according to Fantas.
• Grunfeld, Frederic, see: R.C. Bell.
• Guadalupi, Gianni, and Manguel, Alberto, The dictionary of imaginary places (2000), according to Fantas.
• Harness, Charles, The Ring Of Ritornel (1968), according to Fantas.
• Harting, Pieter, Anno 2065, een blik in de toekomst (1865), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Haven, Tom de, Kronieken van een koningszwerver (Het Spectrum, 1992), according to Fantas.
• Heiden, Marian van der, writer of children's books, according to the organisers of the lustrum of the Genootschap voor Geofictie in that year.
• Heinlein, Robert, Stranger In A Strange Land (1961), according to Fantas.
• Heller, Julek, and Scrace, Carolyn, and Wijngaard, Juan, De reuzen (1980), according to Fantas.
• Herzen, Frank, De zoon van de woordbouwer (1969), according to Fantas.
• Holdstock, Robert, Mythago Wood (Het Spectrum, 1984), according to Fantas.
• Inglefield, Eric, Flags (1979), according to Fantas.
• Jenssen, Hans, Sign, symbol and script (1969), according to Fantas.
• King, W., Een reis naar het eiland Cajama (?), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Lee, Alan, see: Froud, Brian.
• Lee, Tanith, The Birthgrave (1975), according to Fantas.
• Leeuwen, S. van, Den Hollandse droomer (1731), according to Fantas.
• Lodewijk, Martin, various titles (series Storm) (graphic novel), according to the organisers of the lustrum of the Genootschap voor Geofictie in that year.
• MacDonald, George, Lilith (1895), according to Fantas.
• Manguel, A., see: G. Guadalupi.
• May, Julian, The Saga of Pliocene Exile (Het Spectrum, 1981-1984), according to Fantas, I'm still searching, see also: Bradley, Marion.
•  —, The Galactic Milieu (Het Spectrum, 1987-1995), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Midgley, Ruth, et al., Encyclopedie van muziekinstrumenten (1987), according to Fantas.
• Negley, G., Utopian literature, a bibliography (?), according to Fantas.
• Negley, G., and Patrick, J.M., The quest for Utopia (?), according to Fantas.
• Niven, Larry, Ringworld (1970), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Norton, Andre, see: Bradley, Marion.
• Oosterhout, Bert, Diversische sprookjes (1996), I'm still searching.
• Pama, C., Heraldiek en genealogie (Het Spectrum, 1969), according to Fantas.
• Parlett, D.S., A short dictionary of languages (?), according to Fantas.
• Partch, Harry, Genesis of a music (1949), according to Fantas.
• Patrick, J.M., see: G. Negley.
• Perponder, W.E. de, Rapsodieën of het leeven van Altamont (?), according to Fantas.
• Post, J.B., An atlas of fantasy (1973), according to Fantas.
• Ramsay, Tamara, De wonderbare reizen en avonturen van Kleine Dot (Christofoor, 1986), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Ridder, J.H. de, Een Nederlandsch geschenk voor de vorst van Utopia (?), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Schasz, J.A., Reizen door het Wonderland (1781), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, Het land der willekeurigen (1788), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, Reize door het land der vrijwillige slaaven (1790), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Scheurmann, Erich, The Papalagi (1920), according to Fantas.
• Scrace, Carolyn, see: Hellen, Julek.
• Sheckley, Robert, Van aardse smetten vrij (1968), according to Fantas, I'm still searching, see also: Eno, Brian.
•  —, Stel eens een domme vraag (1969), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Sierksma, Klaes, Vlaggen (Het Spectrum, 1969), according to Fantas.
• Smeenks, H., Beschryvinghe van het magtige koningryk Krinke Kesmes (1708), I'm still searching.
• Smith, Robert W., see: Donn F. Draeger.
• Sprague de Camp, Lyon, The Search For Zei (1962), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
•  —, The Hand Of Zei (1963), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Sturgeon, Theodore, More Than Human (1953), according to Fantas.
• Sullivan, Sheila, Het land van morgen (1977), according to Fantas.
• Travers, P.L., Mary Poppins-series (1934-1988), according to Fantas.
• Tymn, M.B., Fantasy literature: a core collection and reference guide (?), according to Fantas.
• Vié, Léon, see: R.C. Bell.
• Waggoner, D., The hills of Faraway: a guide to fantasy (Atheneum, 1978), according to Fantas.
• Walton, Evangeline, Mabinogion (1970-1974), according to Fantas, I'm still searching.
• Watson, Lyall, Dreams Of Dragons (1991), I'm still searching.
• White, Terence, Arthur, koning voor eens en altijd (+ Merlijn) (Het Spectrum), according to Fantas.
• Wijngaard, Juan, see: Hellen, Julek.
• Williams, Gerald, see: R.C. Bell.
• Wingrove, David, Chung Kuo (Het Spectrum, 1989-1999), according to Fantas.
• Zelazny, Roger, Amber (Het Spectrum, 1970-1991), according to Fantas.
  
  
  

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