The Chosen Race
| Title | The Chosen Race |
| Year for Search | 1936 |
| Authors | Lyons, Edgar Albion |
| Date Published | 1936 |
| Publisher | The Cavalier Pub. Co |
| Place Published | [St. Petersburg, FL] |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Machine dystopia set in 2000 A.D. The dystopia was brought about by the inexorable process of automation that gradually threw everyone out of work. The few employed drove the unemployed out of cities and built huge walls around them. At the end the machines stop, but a small eutopia survives that had been established by a single wealthy man who made himself king, selected those who could settle, and, while providing a much better life for the people, also imposed strict rules. |
| Info Notes | An author's note says it was written in 1932. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC, PSt |
| Author Note | (1897-1980) |
| Full Text | 1936 Lyons, Edgar Albion (1897-1980). The Chosen Race. [St. Petersburg, FL]: The Cavalier Pub. Co. An author’s note says it was written in 1932. DLC, PSt Machine dystopia set in 2000 A.D. The dystopia was brought about by the inexorable process of automation that gradually threw everyone out of work. The few employed drove the unemployed out of cities and built huge walls around them. At the end the machines stop, but a small eutopia survives that had been established by a single wealthy man who made himself king, selected those who could settle, and, while providing a much better life for the people, also imposed strict rules. |
