“Within an Ace of the End of the World”

Title“Within an Ace of the End of the World”
Year for Search1900
AuthorsBarr, Robert(1850-1912)
Secondary TitleMcClure’s Magazine
Volume / Edition14
Pagination545-55
Date PublishedApril 1900
KeywordsCanadian author, English author, Male author, US author
Annotation

The dystopia produced when capitalists draw nitrogen from the atmosphere to produce food. See the discussion in Steve Asselin, “Apocalypse Inc. Incorporating the Environment into the Boom/Bust Cycle in Fin-de-Siècle Science Fiction.” CR: The New Centennial Review 19.1 (Spring 2019): 181-203. The author was born in Scotland, raised in Canada from age four, lived briefly in the U.S., and moved to England in 1881. 

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The author (1850-1912) was born in Scotland, raised in Canada from age four, lived briefly in the U.S., and moved to England in 1881.

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1900 Barr, Robert (1850-1912). “Within an Ace of the End of the World.” Illus. McClure’s Magazine 14 (April 1900): 545-55. Hathi

The dystopia produced when capitalists draw nitrogen from the atmosphere to produce food. See the discussion in Steve Asselin, “Apocalypse Inc. Incorporating the Environment into the Boom/Bust Cycle in Fin-de-Siècle Science Fiction.” CR: The New Centennial Review 19.1 (Spring 2019): 181-203. The author was born in Scotland, raised in Canada from age four, lived briefly in the U.S., and moved to England in 1881.