Masterless Swords: Variations on a Theme
Title | Masterless Swords: Variations on a Theme |
Year for Search | 1947 |
Authors | Suddaby, [William] Donald(1900-64) |
Tertiary Authors | Suddaby, Donald |
Date Published | 1947 |
Publisher | T. Werner Laurie |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | English author, Male author |
Annotation | Primarily dystopian but suggests the possibility of a eutopia. In the first part, "Portrait of a King" (11-88), is about Alexander the Great (356-23 BCE); the second, "The Lovely Voyage" (89-173), is about Sir Francis Drake (c1540-96). The third section, "Woman In a Red Turban" (174-251) is set in the far future and is about a woman named Cahhna who leads women in a movement for perpetual peace but is opposed by men and ultimately betrayed by women. |
Info Notes | A date at the end of the text suggests that it was written in 1938. |
Holding Institutions | PSt |
Author Note | (1900-64) |
Full Text | 1947 Suddaby, [William] Donald (1900-64). Masterless Swords: Variations on a Theme. London: T. Werner Laurie. PSt Primarily dystopian but suggests the possibility of a eutopia. The first part, “Portrait of a King” (11-88), is about Alexander the Great (356-23 BCE); the second part, “The Lovely Voyage” (89-173), is about Sir Francis Drake (c1540-96). The third part, “Woman In a Red Turban” (174-251) is set in the far future and is about a woman named Cahhna who leads women in a movement for perpetual peace but is opposed by men and ultimately betrayed by women. A date at the end of the text suggests that it was written in 1938. |