To Say Nothing of the Dog

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To Say Nothing of the Dog is a comedic science fiction time-travel novel by Connie Willis that parodies Victorian literature while exploring chaos theory, history, and romance.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Connie Willis
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Novel
awardReceivedYear 1999
basedOn Three Men in a Boat
centralConcept historical continuity
temporal incongruity
centralPlotElement search for the bishop’s bird stump
countryOfOrigin United States
exploresTheme chaos theory
history
romance
time travel
firstPublicationYear 1997
genre comedy
science fiction
time travel fiction
hasLiteraryStyle pastiching Victorian prose
hasMedium audiobook
ebook
print
hasTone humorous
lighthearted
language English
literaryAllusionTo Jerome K. Jerome
Victorian popular fiction
mainCharacter Ned Henry
Professor James Dunworthy
Verity Kindle
narrativePerspective first-person
nominatedFor Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
linked to: Locus Award

Nebula Award for Best Novel
parodies Three Men in a Boat
Victorian literature
partOfSeries Oxford Time Travel series
publisher Bantam Books
settingPeriod 21st century
Victorian era
sharesUniverseWith Blackout/All Clear
linked to: Blackout

Doomsday Book
subtitle or, How We Found the Bishop’s Bird Stump at Last
targetAudience adult readers
title To Say Nothing of the Dog

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To Say Nothing of the Dog title To Say Nothing of the Dog
Fire Watch sharesUniverseWith To Say Nothing of the Dog
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