Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories from the Sun — Edward Page Mitchell

Later described as "the lost giant of American science fiction," Edward Page Mitchell wrote many science fiction and fantasy short stories in the 1870's to 1890's, nearly all of which were published anonymously in the The Sun daily newspaper of New York. Mitchell was editor-in-chief of The Sun and was a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board for many years. Edward Page Mitchell was an American editorial and short-story writer for The Sun, a leading daily newspaper in New York City. He became that newspaper's editor in 1897 and editor-in-chief in 1903. He retired in 1926, a year before dying of a cerebral hemorrhage. Decades after his death, Mitchell was recognized as a major figure in the early development of the science fiction genre.