George Griffith (1857–1906), full name
George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones, was a prolific British science fiction writer and noted explorer who wrote during the late
Victorian and
Edwardian age. Many of his visionary tales appeared in magazines such as
Pearson's Magazine and
Pearson's Weekly before being published as novels. Griffith was extremely popular in the United Kingdom, though he failed to find similar acclaim in the United States, in part due to his revolutionary and socialist views. A journalist, rather than scientist, by background, what his stories lack in scientific rigour and literary grace they make up for in sheer exuberance of execution.