author
Fernande Blaze de Bury
1854–1931
A French-Scottish writer who published as F. Dickberry, she is best remembered for The Storm of London, a strange and lively 1904 novel that mixes social satire with early speculative fiction. Her work has drawn renewed attention from readers interested in overlooked women writers and the roots of science fiction.
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The storm of London: a social rhapsody
by Fernande Blaze de Bury
About the author
Fernande Blaze de Bury (1854–1931) wrote under the pen name F. Dickberry. Reliable sources identify her as a French-Scottish author, and bibliographic records connect her with The Storm of London: A Social Rhapsody as well as another novel, The Nymph.
The Storm of London, published in 1904, is the book most associated with her today. Modern reference sources describe it as an unusual blend of fantasy or speculative fiction and social commentary, imagining a London thrown into chaos after a vast storm destroys fabrics and upends everyday life.
Although she is still a little obscure, her reputation has grown among readers of early fantastical fiction, especially those interested in forgotten women authors and eccentric visions of modern city life.