The Rev. Annabel Lee. A Tale of To-morrow

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1898
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A scientific eutopia set in the middle of the twenty-first century without religion needs a religious revival to overcome too great a dependence on reason. Eugenics policy, which prohibited marriage between those deemed unfit, is referred to favorably and quoted in Harry Campbell, “An Essay on the Marriage of the Unfit.” The Lancet 2.3915 (September 10, 1898):680. Euthanasia is practiced, mostly for the old but can also be applied to the disabled. 

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225 pp.
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1898

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C. Arthur Pearson
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London
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1898 Buchanan, Robert [Williams] (1841-1901). The Rev. Annabel Lee. A Tale of To-morrow. London: C. Arthur Pearson. 255 pp. L, PSt

A scientific eutopia set in the middle of the twenty-first century without religion needs a religious revival to overcome too great a dependence on reason. Eugenics policy, which prohibited marriage between those deemed unfit, is referred to favorably and quoted in Harry Campbell, “An Essay on the Marriage of the Unfit.” The Lancet 2.3915 (September 10, 1898):680. Euthanasia is practiced, mostly for the old but can also be applied to the disabled. The author was born and died in England but raised and educated in Scotland.

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The author (1841-1901) was born and died in England but raised and educated in Scotland.

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