1920: Dips into the Near Future

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Title1920: Dips into the Near Future
Year for Search1917
AuthorsLucian, [pseud.]
Date Published1917/1918
PublisherHeadley Bros.
Place PublishedLondon
Annotation

Satire on the possible effects of the attitude that World War I will be of long duration. For example, there will be involuntary euthanasia for the old in order to preserve the food supply. All of life subordinated to the continuing war effort.
Additional Publishers

First published as a series of articles without any general title and without the pseudonym in The Nation as follows: "The Aged Service Act: 1920." 22.1 (October 6, 1917): 10-11; "Reprisals in 1920." 22.3 (October 20, 1917): 89-91; "The Laboratory of War-Truth: 1920." 22.4 (October 27, 1917): 118-19; "D.O.R.A. in 1920." 22.5 (November 3, 1917): 155-57; "The Military Service (Females) Act: 1920." 22.6 (November 10, 1917): 185-87; "War-Bondage: 1920." 22.7 (November 17, 1917): 239-41; "War Aims: 1920." 22.8 (November 24, 1917): 266-67; "The New Jerusalem: 1920." 22.11 (December 15, 1917): 377-79.
Pseudonym

Lucian [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

L, L(NL), MiU
Full Text

1917 Lucian [pseud.]. 1920: Dips into the Near Future. London: Headley Bros., [1918]. First published as a series of articles without any general title and without the pseudonym in The Nation as follows: “The Aged Service Act: 1920.” 22.1 (October 6, 1917): 10-11; “Reprisals in 1920.” 22.3 (October 20, 1917): 89-91; “The Laboratory of War-Truth: 1920.” 22.4 (October 27, 1917): 118-19; “D.O.R.A. in 1920.” 22.5 (November 3, 1917): 155-57; “The Military Service (Females) Act: 1920.” 22.6 (November 10, 1917): 185-87; “War-Bondage: 1920.” 22.7 (November 17, 1917): 239-41; “War Aims: 1920.” 22.8 (November 24, 1917): 266-67; “The New Jerusalem: 1920.” 22.11 (December 15, 1917): 377-79. L, L(NL), MiU

Satire on the possible effects of the attitude that World War I will be of long duration. For example, there will be involuntary euthanasia for the old in order to preserve the food supply. All of life subordinated to the continuing war effort.