The Diothas; or, A Far Look Ahead

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TitleThe Diothas; or, A Far Look Ahead
Year for Search1883
Authors[Macnie], [John](1836-1909)
Tertiary AuthorsThiusen, Ismar [pseud.]
Date Published1883
PublisherG. P. Putnam's Sons
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, Scottish author, US author
Annotation

Eutopia. The "Preface to the Second Edition" says it is a forecast. A pre-1888 Bellamy book set in the 96th century with a great emphasis on custom. Unlike Bellamy this eutopia includes a violent revolution in its past. Stress on morality. Religion rationalized, and the Roman Catholic Church has disappeared.
Additional Publishers

Rpt. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971. [2nd ed.]. entitled Looking Forward; or, The Diothas. New York: [cover says London]: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890; and entitled A Far Look Ahead; or The Diothas. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890. Both by Ismar Thiusen [pseud.].
Pseudonym

Ismar Thiusen [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

L, MoU-St, NN, PSt, W3,3556
Author Note

The author (1836-1909) born in Scotland and came to the US in 1867 where he taught languages in preparatory schools until appointed as one of the first professors at the University of North Dakota. He retired as Professor Emeritus of French and Spanish but also taught German and Mathematics and published textbooks mathematics.

Full Text

1883 [Macnie, John] (1836-1909). The Diothas; or, A Far Look Ahead. By Ismar Thiusen [pseud.]. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons. Rpt. New York: Arno Press and The New York Times, 1971. [2nd ed.]. entitled Looking Forward; or, The Diothas. New York: [cover says London]: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1890; and entitled A Far Look Ahead; or The Diothas. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1890. Both by Ismar Thiusen [pseud.]. L, MoU-St, NN, PSt, W3,3556

Eutopia. The “Preface to the Second Edition” says it is a forecast. A pre-1888 Bellamy book set in the 96th century with a great emphasis on custom. Unlike Bellamy this eutopia includes a violent revolution in its past. Stress on morality. Education reformed to exclude he language of dead and buried civilizations” and was “regarded as the main business of life” (131). Religion rationalized, and the Roman Catholic Church has disappeared. The author born in Scotland and came to the US in 1867 where he taught languages in preparatory schools until appointed as one of the first professors at the University of North Dakota. He retired as Professor Emeritus of French and Spanish but also taught German and Mathematics and published textbooks mathematics.