"The Hothouse World"

Title"The Hothouse World"
Year for Search1931
AuthorsMacIsaac, Fred[erick John](1886-1940)
Secondary TitleArgosy (New York)
Volume / Edition219.1 - 6
Pagination2-21, 204-21, 361-78, 552-70, 694-716, 841-61
Date PublishedFebruary 21 - March 28, 1931
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia set 100 years in the future after a new ice age in which relatively few people survive under a dome. Similar to 1899 Wells When the Sleeper Wakes in that the man who awakes has ended up owning all the property. Struggle for power. In the end contact is made with other survivors, and it is suggested that the dystopia is overcome.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in Fantastic Novels 4.4 (November 1950): 12-92; and New York: Avalon Books, 1965.

Holding Institutions

MoU-St, PSt

Author Note

(1886-1940)

Full Text

1931 MacIsaac, Fred[erick John] (1886-1940). “The Hothouse World.” Argosy (New York) 219.1 - 6 (February 21 - March 28, 1931): 2-21, 204-21, 361-78, 552-70, 694-716, 841-61. Rpt. in Fantastic Novels 4.4 (November 1950): 12-92; and New York: Avalon Books, 1965. MoU-St, PSt

Dystopia set 100 years in the future after a new ice age in which relatively few people survive under a dome. Similar to 1899 Wells When the Sleeper Wakes in that the man who awakes has ended up owning all the property. Struggle for power. In the end contact is made with other survivors, and it is suggested that the dystopia is overcome.