/lit/ - Literature

After falling in love with golden age science fiction with Asimov, Phillip k Dick, ect. I wanted to move further back in time to victorian sci fi to see if it was still viable to a modern reader. I first tried with 20k leagues under the sea. However, it blew uncontrollably to me and i couldn't finish it. Is the john carter series any better? And if not, what is the best pre-golden age sci fi you can recommend?

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The keystone of Star Wars is Edgar Rice Burroughs and his John Carter tales, as well as Burroughs disciples like C.L. Moore and Leigh Brackett (worked on the ESB script.) The western influence also comes from Burroughs, whose aliens are like indians. The films are bastardised planetary romances/sword and sorcery. Leia = Dejah Thoris. Han Solo = Northwest Smith. Luke Skywalker is a mix of Robert Howard's Conan, Paul from Dune, or an early Robert Heinlein protag.