A Corner in Lightning”

TitleA Corner in Lightning”
Year for Search1898
Authors[Jones], [George Chetwynd Griffith](1857-1906)
Tertiary AuthorsGriffith, George [pseud.]
Secondary TitlePearson’s Magazine
Volume / Edition5
Pagination264-71
Date PublishedMarch 1898
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

The dystopia when capitalists try to control lightning to produce electricity. The author changed his legal name from Jones to Griffith in 1894. See the discussion in Steve Asselin, “Apocalypse Inc. Incorporating the Environment into the Boom/Bust Cycle in Fin-de-Siècle Science Fiction.” CR: The New Centennial Review 19.1 (Spring 2019): 181-203.

Illustration

Illus.

Pseudonym

George Griffith [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1857-1906)

Full Text

1898 [Jones, George Chetwynd Griffith, afterwards Griffith, George Chetwynd] (1857-1906)]. “A Corner in Lightning.” By George Griffith [pseud.]. Illus. Pearson’s Magazine 5 (March 1898): 264-71. Hathi

The dystopia when capitalists try to control lightning to produce electricity. The author changed his legal name from Jones to Griffith in 1894. See the discussion in Steve Asselin, “Apocalypse Inc. Incorporating the Environment into the Boom/Bust Cycle in Fin-de-Siècle Science Fiction.” CR: The New Centennial Review 19.1 (Spring 2019): 181-203.