The Man Who Would Save the World
| Title | The Man Who Would Save the World |
| Year for Search | 1927 |
| Authors | [Dunkerley], [William Arthur](1852-1941) |
| Tertiary Authors | Oxenham, John [pseud.] |
| Date Published | 1927 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | The novel is mostly about a one-man campaign to transform the world by bringing it to Christianity. It concludes with a brief worldwide eutopia in which the great estates are turned to productive use, disbanded soldiers and sailors are settled on land, scientific farming is introduced, and labor and capital are brought into harmony. There is worldwide disarmament with an international police force under the League of Nations, and a universal language is taught as a second language in all countries. |
| Additional Publishers | New ed. with the subtitle The Supreme Adventure of Col. Carthew. V.C. London: Longman, Green & Co., 1930. |
| Info Notes | New ed. with the subtitle The Supreme Adventure of Col. Carthew. V.C. London: Longman, Green & Co., 1930. |
| Pseudonym | John Oxenham [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | L, PSt |
| Author Note | (1852-1941) |
| Full Text | 1927 [Dunkerley, William Arthur] (1852-1941). The Man Who Would Save the World. By John Oxenham. London: Longmans, Green & Co. New ed. With the subtitle The Supreme Adventure of Col. Carthew, V.C. London: Longman, Green and Co., 1930. L, PSt The novel is mostly about a one-man campaign to transform the world by bringing it to Christianity. It concludes with a brief worldwide eutopia in which the great estates are turned to productive use, disbanded soldiers and sailors are settled on land, scientific farming is introduced, and labor and capital are brought into harmony. There is worldwide disarmament with an international police force under the League of Nations, and a universal language is taught as a second language in all countries. |
