"The Book of Platonopolis: or, The Perfect Commonwealth. A Romance of the Future"

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Title"The Book of Platonopolis: or, The Perfect Commonwealth. A Romance of the Future"
Year for Search1845
Authors[Barmby], [John Goodwyn](1820-81)
Secondary TitleThe Communist Chronicle, or Promethean Magazine, The Apostle of the Communist Church and the Communitive Life; Communion With God, Communion of the Saints, Communion of Suffrages, and Communion of Goods
Volume / Edition 1.35 - 37
Pagination233-34, 238, 241
Date Published[1845]
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Clearly intended to be a communal eutopia, but the only section published is very general and is mostly about architecture. There will be many of what he calls communitarians. See also his "Marriage in the New Common World." The Communist Journal and Advocate of the Communist Church, no. 1 (July 1846): 9-11, which presents the details of marriage and divorce in his ideal community.
Info Notes

Continuation announced but not in numbers 38-40.
Holding Institutions

LDW
Author Note

(1820-81)
Full Text

[1845] [Barmby, John Goodwyn] (1820-81). “The Book of Platonopolis: or, The Perfect Commonwealth. A Romance of the Future.” The Communist Chronicle, or Promethean Magazine, The Apostle of the Communist Church and the Communitive Life; Communion With God, Communion of the Saints, Communion of Suffrages, and Communion of Goods 1.35 - 37 [(1845)]: 233-34, 238, 241. Continuation announced but not in numbers 38-40. LDW

Clearly intended to be a communal eutopia, but the only section published is very general and is mostly about architecture. There will be many of what he calls communitarians. See also his “Marriage in the New Common World.” The Communist Journal and Advocate of the Communist Church, no. 1 (July 1846): 9-11, which presents the details of marriage and divorce in his ideal community.