First serialised in 'Pearson's Magazine', The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine, by H. G. Wells was published in book form in 1902. It is a fantasy novel about a mermaid who comes ashore on the southern coast of England. She is on a mission to seduce a man that had taken her fancy some years ago in the South Seas. Exploring themes of love, sex, and morals, H. G. Wells said that this book reflected h...