Eden Island. A Novel
| Title | Eden Island. A Novel |
| Year for Search | 1941 |
| Authors | [Hayter], [Alethea Catherine](1911-2006) |
| Tertiary Authors | Fennessy, J. C. [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1941 |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Female author |
| Annotation | While most of the novel is the story of the life of an heiress, there are utopian elements both in the good works she undertakes and in her creation of Eden Island, which she establishes to provide a home for a refugee orchestra and others. |
| Info Notes | The author consistently denied that she wrote works under a pseudonym. |
| Pseudonym | J. C. Fennessy [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | L, O, NLS |
| Author Note | The female author (1911-2006) was born in Egypt where her father was a legal advisor to the Egyptian government. She was initially raised in Egypt but when her father died when the author was twelve, the family returned to England. |
| Full Text | 1941 [Hayter, Alethea Catharine] (1911-2006). Eden Island. A Novel. By J. C. Fennessy [pseud.]. London: Hodder & Stoughton. L, NLS, O While most of the novel is the story of the life of an heiress, there are utopian elements both in the good works she undertakes and in her creation of Eden Island, which she establishes to provide a home for a refugee orchestra and others. The female author was born in Egypt where her father was a legal advisor to the Egyptian government. She was initially raised in Egypt but when her father died when the author was twelve, the family returned to England. The author consistently denied that she wrote works under a pseudonym. |
