The Adventures of Wyndham Smith

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TitleThe Adventures of Wyndham Smith
Year for Search1938
AuthorsWright, S[ydney] Fowler(1874-1965)
Tertiary AuthorsWright, S. Fowler
Date Published1938
PublisherHerbert Jenkins
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Machine dystopia with a few rebels. “Original Sin” is set in a future eutopia where disease has been eliminated and all children are healthy. A decision is made that all children will be born within a five-year period every twenty-five years, which works very well. But a Doctrine of Futility spreads, and it is decided to eliminate the entire human race.

Info Notes

Based on a story entitled "Original Sin" that was written in 1936 and first published in his The Witchfinder (London: Books of Today, [1946]), 166-76; and rpt. in Avon Fantasy Reader, no. 13 (1950): 68-73; and in S. Fowler Wright’s Short Stories (Ludlow, Eng.: FWB, 1996), 180-87.
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Author Note

The author (1874-1964) used Fowler Wright as his surname, and some of his descendants use Fowler-Wright, but all libraries use Wright
Full Text

1938 Wright, S[ydney] Fowler (1874-1965). The Adventures of Wyndham Smith. London: Herbert Jenkins. Based on a story entitled “Original Sin” that was written in 1936 and first published in his The Witchfinder (London: Books of Today, [1946]), 166-76; and rpt. in Avon Fantasy Reader, no. 13 (1950): 68-73; and in S. Fowler Wright’s Short Stories (Ludlow, Eng.: FWB, 1996), 180-87. L, O

Machine dystopia with a few rebels. “Original Sin” is set in a future eutopia where disease has been eliminated and all children are healthy. A decision is made that all children will be born within a five-year period every twenty-five years, which works very well. But a Doctrine of Futility spreads, and it is decided to eliminate the entire human race. The author used Fowler Wright as his surname, and some of his descendants use Fowler-Wright, but all libraries use Wright