The Garden of Eden, U.S.A.: A Very Possible Story

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TitleThe Garden of Eden, U.S.A.: A Very Possible Story
Year for Search1895
AuthorsBishop, W[illiam] H[enry]
Tertiary AuthorsBishop, W. H.
Volume / EditionLibrary of Progress No. 15 (May 1895)
Date Published1895
PublisherCharles H. Kerr
Place PublishedChicago, IL
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Eutopia with an emphasis on equality, particularly between men and women in North Carolina built by a wealthy man. Everyone one must work, but much work is mechanized. The author believes his Eden is possible, and there is an Appendix entitled "Why Not an Eden?" (357-69). A love story runs throughout the novel. No tobacco, no alcohol.
Holding Institutions

L, PSt, W3,533
Author Note

Usually ascribed to a William Henry Bishop. The copy filmed for the Wright collection was from the university where one William Henry Bishop taught and has a penciled note saying not by William Henry Bishop. Wright ascribes it to William Henry Bishop (b. 1843). The Library of Congress ascribes it to William Henry Bishop (1847-1928), who wrote other novels.
Full Text

1895 Bishop, W[illiam] H[enry]. The Garden of Eden, U.S.A.: A Very Possible Story. Chicago, IL: Charles H. Kerr. Library of Progress No. 15 (May 1895). Usually ascribed to a William Henry Bishop. The copy filmed for the Wright collection was from the university where one William Henry Bishop taught and has a penciled note saying not by William Henry Bishop. Wright ascribes it to William Henry Bishop (b. 1843). The Library of Congress ascribes it to William Henry Bishop (1847-1928), who wrote other novels. L, PSt, W3,533

Eutopia with an emphasis on equality, particularly between men and women in North Carolina built by a wealthy man. Everyone one must work, but much work is mechanized. The author believes his Eden is possible, and there is an Appendix entitled “Why Not an Eden?” (357-69). A love story runs throughout the novel. No tobacco, no alcohol.