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For questions about the history of the genre: the origin and evolution of ideas in speculative fiction. Example topics include the first work of speculative fiction with a particular property, or the origin of a term or trope.
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When did using a fireplace as a portal first become used?
It seems the most popular example would be Harry Potter series. I'm having a hard time finding popular examples before J.K. Rowling's Floo Network.
As Hypnosifl pointed out in the comments,
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When did using a fireplace as a portal first become used?
When did the idea of using a fireplace as a portal first become popular?
I am looking for any indication from writers, perhaps through interviews/posts where SciFi writers have explained the concept …
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