In the Clouds; A Glimpse of Utopia. A Fairy Extravaganza
Title | In the Clouds; A Glimpse of Utopia. A Fairy Extravaganza |
Year for Search | 1873 |
Authors | A'Beckett, Gilbert [Arthur](1837-91) |
Date Published | [1873] |
Publisher | Samuel French |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | English author, Male author |
Annotation | Satire both on the idea of utopia and on specific reform movements, including women's rights. A military that does not fight. No votes for anyone. Government that does nothing. Only Shakespeare in the theatre. No newspapers. There is a well of the water of truth, and anyone exposed to it can no longer live in Utopia. |
Additional Publishers | In vol. 100 of Lacy's Action Edition. |
Info Notes | First performed December 8, 1873. |
Holding Institutions | L |
Author Note | (1837-91) |
Full Text | [1873] A’Beckett, Gilbert [Arthur] (1837-91). In the Clouds; A Glimpse of Utopia. A Fairy Extravaganza. London: Samuel French. In vol. 100 of Lacy’s Action Edition. First performed December 8, 1873. L Satire both on the idea of utopia and on specific reform movements, including women’s rights. A military that does not fight. No votes for anyone. Government that does nothing. Only Shakespeare in the theatre. No newspapers. There is a well of the water of truth, and anyone exposed to it can no longer live in Utopia. |