The Green Machine
| Title | The Green Machine |
| Year for Search | 1924 |
| Authors | Ridley, [Francis Ambrose](1897-1994) |
| Tertiary Authors | Ridley, F. H. [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1924 |
| Publisher | Noel Douglas |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, UK author |
| Annotation | Gigantic rational ants on Mars. Before meeting the ants, the protagonist has run into various Martian monsters. The human population of Mars had been conquered by the ants and enslaved, after which they degenerated into monkeys. The ants were socialist with their position in society determined at birth. No word for "I", only for "we" or the plural "you". No war; no religion. |
| Pseudonym | F. H. Ridley [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | L, MoU-St, PSt |
| Author Note | (1897-1994) |
| Full Text | 1924 Ridley, [Francis Ambrose] (1897-1994). The Green Machine. By F.H. Ridley [pseud.]. London: Noel Douglas. L, MoU-St, PSt Gigantic rational ants on Mars. Before meeting the ants, the protagonist has run into various Martian monsters. The human population of Mars had been conquered by the ants and enslaved, after which they degenerated into monkeys. The ants were socialist with their position in society determined at birth. No word for “I”, only for “we” or the plural “you”. No war; no religion. |
