The Divine Seal

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TitleThe Divine Seal
Year for Search1909
AuthorsOrcutt, Emma Louise
Date Published1909
PublisherC.M. Clark
Place PublishedBoston, MA
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Mostly a lost race adventure set in a future after 2100. Includes, at the beginning, a brief picture of the eutopian future stressing both technology and politics. Atlantis has been discovered, Atlantean records show a rich continent near the North Pole, and an expedition is mounted to find it. Alaska is now warm. The American Republic includes most of North America and has four capitals, including Yu-kon-il-i-a in Alaska. No one can vote who cannot pass a test on the principles of republican government. No one can be elected to office without a certificate of good character. The expedition includes "several professors from Indian and negro colleges" (4). Women hold office. Technologically advanced. The expedition quickly discovers people of the lost country, some of whom are highly civilized and one of whom is evil. The novel then becomes a typical lost race adventure.
Holding Institutions

CU-Riv, MoU-St, PSt
Author Note

Female author.
Full Text

1909 Orcutt, Emma Louise. The Divine Seal. Boston, MA: C.M. Clark. CU-Riv, MoU-St, PSt

Mostly a lost race adventure set in a future after 2100. Includes, at the beginning, a brief picture of the eutopian future stressing both technology and politics. Atlantis has been discovered, Atlantean records show a rich continent near the North Pole, and an expedition is mounted to find it. Alaska is now warm. The American Republic includes most of North America and has four capitals, including Yu-kon-il-i-a in Alaska. No one can vote who cannot pass a test on the principles of republican government. No one can be elected to office without a certificate of good character. The expedition includes “several professors from Indian and negro colleges” (4). Women hold office. Technologically advanced. The expedition quickly discovers people of the lost country, some of whom are highly civilized and one of whom is evil. The novel then becomes a typical lost race adventure. Female author.