The Great Secret. A Tale of To-morrow
| Title | The Great Secret. A Tale of To-morrow |
| Year for Search | 1895 |
| Authors | Nisbet, [James] Hume(1848-1921) |
| Tertiary Authors | Nisbet, Hume |
| Date Published | 1895 |
| Publisher | F.V. White |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Australian author, English author, Male author, Scottish author |
| Annotation | Begins as a novel of adventure with a conflict between anarchists set on destruction and the passengers and crew of a ship. The anarchists kill all the others and most of the anarchists come to a bad end. Three of the dead pass through the River Styx to a spirit world of almost static perfection where all the perfected spirits of the past together with a few immortals live in their own civilizations, which have been stripped of their imperfections. Two of the anarchists are reformed and become the center of a good society on an isolated island, which is only briefly described. See also 1893, 1902 and 1905 Nisbet. |
| Holding Institutions | L, LLL |
| Author Note | The author (1849-1921) was born in Scotland and lived in Australia and England. |
| Full Text | 1895 Nisbet, [James] Hume (1849-1921). The Great Secret. A Tale of To-morrow. Begins as a novel of adventure with a conflict between anarchists set on destruction and the passengers and crew of a ship. The anarchists kill all the others and most of the anarchists come to a bad end. Three of the dead pass through the River Styx to a spirit world of almost static perfection where all the perfected spirits of the past together with a few immortals live in their own civilizations, which have been stripped of their imperfections. Two of the anarchists are reformed and become the center of a good society on an isolated island, which is only briefly described. See also 1893, 1902 and 1905 Nisbet. The author was born in Scotland and lived in Australia and England. |
