{
  "name": "Stories SFE fits to the name space opera, 1898 to 1925",
  "desc": "Three stories, one per row, with first printing, how SFE places each under the name (paraphrased), the calendar years from first printing to 1941, the year of the name's first recorded use, and public-domain status in the US, Germany and France.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Genre Fiction Lineage",
  "url": "https://genrefictionlineage.com/science-fiction/space-opera/",
  "from": [
    "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Space Opera entry and the Tucker, Serviss, Cole, Dyalhis and E. E. Smith entries (read 3 November 2026)",
    "Project Gutenberg #20869, The Skylark of Space, transcribed from Amazing Stories, August to October 1928 (read 3 November 2026)"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Genre Fiction Lineage from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Dated uses of the name from the citation lines of the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction, ed. Jesse Sheidlower (sfdictionary.com); stories and placements from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, eds. John Clute, David Langford and Graham Sleight (sf-encyclopedia.com), paraphrased; entries listed on the entry page"
  ]
}