The Enemy Had It Too: A Play in Three Acts
Title | The Enemy Had It Too: A Play in Three Acts |
Year for Search | 1950 |
Authors | Sinclair, Upton [Beall](1878-1968) |
Date Published | 1950 |
Publisher | Viking Press |
Place Published | New York |
Keywords | Male author, US author |
Annotation | Post-catastrophe dystopian play with elements of farce. A biological agent is loosed and devastates the world. The survivors include those who degenerate into primitive tribal warfare, a few survivors who had been protected from the pandemic/plague, and a group returning from Mars, who bring Martians with them who will rejuvenate the Earth. Mars had once had a great civilization, but Martians now live in tunnels. |
Info Notes | Sinclair wrote a number of utopias; see 1903, 1907, 1914, 1928, 1933 (2), 1935 (2), 1936, and 1948 Sinclair. |
Holding Institutions | NZ |
Author Note | (1878-1968) |
Full Text | 1950 Sinclair, Upton [Beall] (1878-1968). The Enemy Had It Too: A Play in Three Acts. New York: Viking Press. NZ Post-catastrophe dystopian play with elements of farce. A biological agent is let loose and devastates the world. The survivors include those who degenerate into primitive tribal warfare, a few survivors who had been protected from the pandemic/plague, and a group returning from Mars, who bring Martians with them who will help rejuvenate the Earth. Mars had once had a great civilization, but Martians now live in tunnels. |