Life in a Thousand Worlds

[1905] Harris, Rev. W[illiam] S[huler] (1865-1956). Life in a Thousand Worlds. Illus. Cleona, PA: Pub. By G. Holzapfel. Rpt. Illus. Sold by subscription only. Harrisburg, PA: The Minter Company, 1905; Illus. Sold by subscription only. Boston, MA: James B. Earle & Co., 1906; and New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971, which reprints the Minter Company edition. All the versions are identical except for the title page. MoU-St, PSt, VUW

Brief pictures of various worlds. Many of the worlds visited are only briefly described with only a few of the characteristics of the inhabitants indicated. Anti-capitalist, particularly concerned with the evils of monopolies and depicting a number of worlds with monopolies. Various worlds are eutopias based on socialist principles, a rigidly enforced moral system, a national health system, or technology. There is repeated stress on the need for non-combustible building materials. Concerned with the religious practices of the planets described. Sexual purity is important. The concluding chapter describes Heaven.