"In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent"
| Title | "In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent" |
| Year for Search | 1892 |
| Authors | [Shea], [Cornelius](1863-1920) |
| Tertiary Authors | Author of “The Wreck of the ‘Glaucus’”, [pseud.] |
| Secondary Title | Brave and Bold |
| Volume / Edition | no. 109 |
| Pagination | Entire issue (32 pp) |
| Date Published | 1892/January 21, 1905 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Mostly adventure but includes two flawed utopias. The first is a “Paradise of Women”, but the women live in an all-female community simply because there are too many women in the larger community. The second is called “the African Utopia” which was established on the site of an earlier community founded by an extinct people and rediscovered by Egyptians in sixteenth century. It had grown to over two thousand people because no one ever left and now all modern languages are spoken there. No money. All worked and anyone who refused was fed to lions. Annual elections. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. as “In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent.” By the Author of “The Wreck of the ‘Glaucus’” [pseud.]. Brave and Bold, no. 109 (January 21, 1905). Entire issue. 32 pp. |
| Pseudonym | Author of “The Wreck of the ‘Glaucus’” [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | MnU |
| Author Note | (1863-1920) |
| Full Text | 1892 [Shea, Cornelius] (1863-1920). “Van Vincent's Vow; Or, Chased to the Heart of the Dark Continent. A Story of Pluck and Adventure.” Golden Hours 9-10.226-235 (May 28 - July 30, 1892): 273-75, 289-91, 313-14, 325-26, 339-41, 357-58, 379-81, 387-89, 404-05; 4-5. Rpt. as “In the Depths of the Dark Continent; or, The Vengeance of Van Vincent.” By the Author of “The Wreck of the ‘Glaucus’” [pseud.]. Brave and Bold, no. 109 (January 21, 1905). Entire issue. 32 pp. DLC, MnU Mostly adventure but includes two flawed utopias. The first is a “Paradise of Women”, but the women live in an all-female community simply because there are too many women in the larger community. The second is called “the African Utopia” which was established on the site of an earlier community founded by an extinct people and rediscovered by Egyptians in sixteenth century. It had grown to over two thousand people because no one ever left and now all modern languages are spoken there. No money. All worked and anyone who refused was fed to lions. Annual elections. |
