"The Heads of Cerberus"

Title"The Heads of Cerberus"
Year for Search1919
Authors[Bennett], [Gertrude Barrows](1884-1948?).
Tertiary AuthorsStevens, Francis [pseud.]
Secondary TitleThrill Book (New York)
Volume / Edition2.4 - 3.2
Pagination3-31, 66-81, 104-26, 103-23
Date PublishedAugust 15 - October 15, 1919
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Authoritarian dystopia set in a parallel Philadelphia in 2118. There is a corrupt government with many petty rules.

Additional Publishers

Repub. illus. Ric Binkley. Reading, PA: Polaris Press, 1952 with an "Introduction" by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (13-16). Rpt. New York: Arno Press, 1978;  New York: Carroll & Graf, 1984 with an "Introduction" by Robert Weinberg ([15-18]); and New York: The Modern Library, 2019 with an Introduction by Naomi Alderman (vii-xi).

Illustration

Repub. illus. Ric Binkley.

Pseudonym

Francis Stevens [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

IaU, PSt, PU

Author Note

Female author (1884-1948)

Full Text

1919 [Bennett, Gertrude Barrows] (1884-1948?). “The Heads of Cerberus.” By Francis Stevens [pseud.]. Thrill Book (New York) 2.4 - 3.2 (August 15 - October 15, 1919): 3-31, 66-81, 104-26, 103-23. Repub. illus. Ric Binkley. Reading, PA: Polaris Press, 1952 with an “Introduction” by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (13-16). Rpt. New York: Arno Press, 1978; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1984 with an “Introduction” by Robert Weinberg ([15-18]); and New York: The Modern Library, 2019 with an Introduction by Naomi Alderman (vii-xi). IaU, PSt, PU

Authoritarian dystopia set in a parallel Philadelphia in 2118. There is a corrupt government with many petty rules. Female author.