Fire in the Stone: Prehistoric Fiction from Charles Darwin to Jean M. Auel

by Nicholas Ruddick

The first comprehensive study of prehistoric fiction

The genre of prehistoric fiction contains a surprisingly large and diverse group of fictional works by American, British, and French writers from the late nineteenth century to the present that describe prehistoric humans. Nicholas Ruddick explains why prehistoric fiction could not come into being until after the acceptance of Charles Darwin's theories, and argues that many early...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819569003
• ISBN13: 9780819569004
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up