“The Philanthropist. No. XVI. An Allegorical DESCRIPTION of a certain ISLAND and its INHABITANTS”
| Title | “The Philanthropist. No. XVI. An Allegorical DESCRIPTION of a certain ISLAND and its INHABITANTS” |
| Year for Search | 1790 |
| Secondary Title | The Massachusetts Magazine |
| Volume / Edition | 2.4 |
| Pagination | 228-30 |
| Date Published | April 1790 |
| Keywords | US author |
| Annotation | Christian allegory using utopian imagery. The island (this life) is part of the territory of the King of Utopia (God) where people who disobey the King are exiled until they change their ways and please him again. During their exile, all needed supplies are provided by the King. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in American Utopias: Selected Short Fiction. Ed. Arthur O. Lewis, Jr. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971. All items separately paged. |
| Holding Institutions | MoU-St, PSt |
| Full Text | 1790 “The Philanthropist. No. XVI. An Allegorical DESCRIPTION of a certain ISLAND and its INHABITANTS.” The Massachusetts Magazine (Boston, MA) 2.4 (April 1790): 228-30. Rpt. in American Utopias: Selected Short Fiction. Ed. Arthur O. Lewis, Jr. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971. All items separately paged. MoU-St, PSt Christian allegory using utopian imagery. The island (this life) is part of the territory of the King of Utopia (God) where people who disobey the King are exiled until they change their ways and please him again. During their exile, all needed supplies are provided by the King. |
