Murderers' Island

TitleMurderers' Island
Year for Search1925
Authors[Adshead], [Hilda C.](1901?-85?)
Tertiary AuthorsTregarron, Yate [pseud.]
Date Published1925
PublisherMethuen
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsFemale author, UK author
Annotation

Romance but includes both a eutopia and a dystopia. The eutopia is a reformed future world. The emphasis in the novel is on the legal system, but hints of more general reform abound. The dystopia is a self-governing island to which convicted murderers are sent.

Pseudonym

Yate Tregarron [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

DLC

Author Note

Female author

Full Text

1925 [Adshead, Hilda C.].  Murderers’ Island. By Yate Tregarrone [pseud.].London: Methuen. DLC

Romance but includes both a eutopia and a dystopia. The eutopia is a reformed future world. The emphasis in the novel is on the legal system, but hints of more general reform abound. The dystopia is a self-governing island to which convicted murderers are sent.