King of the Underseas

TitleKing of the Underseas
Year for Search1940
AuthorsHeming, J[ohn] W[inton](1900-1953)
Tertiary AuthorsHeming, J. W.
Date Published[1940s]
PublisherCurrawong Publishing
Place PublishedSydney, NSW, Australia
KeywordsAustralian author, Male author
Annotation

Utopian adventure story. A socialist city of fishmen deep in the ocean. Women have multiple husbands. Conflict with another city and exploitation based on color. The human who discovers the city and is elected king defeats the other city and establishes racial equality before returning to the surface.

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1900-1953), Australian author.

Full Text

[1940s] Heming, J[ohn] W[inton] (1900-1953). King of the Underseas. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Currawong Publishing. U QLD

Utopian adventure story. There is a socialist city of fishmen deep in the ocean, where women have multiple husbands. There is conflict with another city and exploitation based on color. The human who discovers the city and is elected king defeats the other city and establishes racial equality before returning to the surface.