"The End Of Axletree"

Title"The End Of Axletree"
Year for Search1983
AuthorsGray, Alasdair [James](1934-2019)
Secondary TitleUnlikely Stories, Mostly
Pagination233-71
Date Published1983
PublisherCanongate
Place PublishedEdinburgh, Scot.
KeywordsMale author, Scottish author
Annotation

Dystopia. Sequel to 1979 Gray in which the Axletree reaches heaven. The process of building it had destroyed civilization. An attempt to enter heaven destroys the Axletree.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. (London: Penguin, 1984), 233-71; and in his Every Short Story, 1952-2012 (Edinburgh, Scot.: Canongate, 2012), 217-51.

Illustration

Illus. by the author

Holding Institutions

LLL

Author Note

Scottish author (1934-2019)

Full Text

1983 Gray, Alasdair [James] (1934-2019). “The End Of Axletree.” Illus. by the author. In his Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Edinburgh, Scot.: Canongate, 1983), 233-71. Rpt. (London: Penguin, 1984), 233-71; and in his Every Short Story, 1952-2012 (Edinburgh, Scot.: Canongate, 2012), 217-51. LLL

Dystopia. Sequel to 1979 Gray in which the Axletree reaches heaven. The process of building the Axletree had destroyed civilization, and an attempt to enter heaven destroys the Axletree. Scottish author.