Dymer

TitleDymer
Year for Search1926
Authors[Lewis], [Clive] [Staples](1898-1963)
Tertiary AuthorsHamilton, Clive [pseud.]
Date Published1926
PublisherJohn Dent
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author, Northern Ireland author
Annotation

Book length poem in which the hero is born in a dystopian city, where religion is prohibited, marriage partners are chosen by the state, and all aspects of daily life are regulated by the state. Dymer is the rebel who is, although conditioned by the state, inspired by a spring day to leave the city.

Additional Publishers

U.S. ed. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1926. Rpt. London: J.M. Dent/New York: Macmillan, 1950. Later reprints under the author's name.

Info Notes

See also 1938, 1943, 1945, and 1977 Lewis.

Pseudonym

Clive Hamilton [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The author (1898-1963) was born and raised in Northern Ireland and spent most of his life in England. 

Full Text

1926 [Lewis, Clive Staples] (1898-1963). Dymer. By Clive Hamilton [pseud.]. London: John Dent. U.S. ed. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1926. Rpt. London: J.M. Dent/New York: Macmillan, 1950. Later reprints under the author’s name. PSt

Book length poem in which the hero is born in a dystopian city, where religion is prohibited, marriage partners are chosen by the state, and all aspects of daily life are regulated by the state. Dymer is the rebel who is, although conditioned by the state, inspired by a spring day to leave the city. The author was born and raised in Northern Ireland and spent most of his life in England