Mammuth; or, Human Nature Displayed on a Grand Scale: In a Tour with the Tinkers, into the Inland Parts of Africa

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TitleMammuth; or, Human Nature Displayed on a Grand Scale: In a Tour with the Tinkers, into the Inland Parts of Africa
Year for Search1789
Authors[Thomson], [William](1746-1817)
Tertiary AuthorsMan in the Moon, The [pseud.]
Volume / Edition2 vols.
Date Published1789
PublisherPtd. for J. Murray
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author, Scottish author
Annotation

Eutopia. Anti-technology--better to use nature than the best mechanical contrivances. Reason, learning, good repute, and nobility are the bases for government. Elective monarchy. Euthanasia is allowed for the old of good character after they have been judged worthy and paid “the usual fine.”

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in Gulliveriana: IV. Ed. Jeanne Welcher and George E. Bush, Jr. (Delmar, NY: Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1973), 229-384. Another edition--London: Ptd. for G. and T. Wilkie, 1789.
Pseudonym

By The Man in the Moon [pseud.]
Author Note

The author (1746-1817) was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788.
Full Text

1789 [Thomson, William]. Mammuth; or, Human Nature Displayed on a Grand Scale: In a Tour with the Tinkers, into the Inland Parts of Africa. By The Man in the Moon [pseud.]. 2 vols. London: Ptd. for J. Murray. Rpt. in Gulliveriana: IV. Ed. Jeanne Welcher and George E. Bush, Jr. (Delmar, NY: Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1973), 229-384.

Eutopia. Anti-technology--better to use nature than the best mechanical contrivances. Reason, learning, good repute, and nobility are the bases for government. Elective monarchy. Euthanasia is allowed for the old of good character after they have been judged worthy and paid “the usual fine.” The author was born and educated in Scotland and moved to London in 1788.