The [My on cover] Sovereign Guide; A Tale of Eden
| Title | The [My on cover] Sovereign Guide; A Tale of Eden |
| Year for Search | 1898 |
| Authors | Miller, William Amos |
| Pagination | 130 pp. |
| Date Published | 1898 |
| Publisher | Geo. Rice & Sons |
| Place Published | Los Angeles, CA |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Short description of a eutopia inside the Earth called Eden, which is related to the Biblical Eden but is not identical to it. Perpetual summer with one rainy season. Language of thirty-six sounds. Hereditary monarchies, each with twelve counselors. National disputes settled by arbitration. Few laws. No capital punishment. Vegetarian. Christianity the only religion. No denominational differences. No fasting or penance but feast and enjoy.” Radical separation of church and state with no state law affecting the church and no church law affecting the state. Labor is compulsory for men between twenty and seventy-five; married woman cannot work outside the home if their husband is able to work. |
| Illustration | Picture of the author as a frontispiece. |
| Holding Institutions | MoU-St, PSt, W3,3750 |
| Author Note | The author was both blind and deaf, and in “Autobiographical Sketch of William Amos Miller” (9-13), he tells of his struggle to get what limited education he could and to make a living as a “broom, whisk, and brush manufacturer”. |
| Full Text | 1898 Miller, William Amos. The [My on cover] Sovereign Guide; A Tale of Eden. Los Angeles, CA: Geo. Rice & Sons. Picture of the author as a frontispiece. 130 pp. MoU-St, PSt, W3,3750 Short description of a eutopia inside the Earth called Eden, which is related to the Biblical Eden but is not identical to it. Perpetual summer with one rainy season. Language of thirty-six sounds. Hereditary monarchies, each with twelve counselors. National disputes settled by arbitration. Few laws. No capital punishment. Vegetarian. Christianity the only religion. No denominational differences. No fasting or penance but feast and enjoy.” Radical separation of church and state with no state law affecting the church and no church law affecting the state. Labor is compulsory for men between twenty and seventy-five; married woman cannot work outside the home if their husband is able to work. The author was both blind and deaf, and in “Autobiographical Sketch of William Amos Miller” (9-13), he tells of his struggle to get what limited education he could and to make a living as a “broom, whisk, and brush manufacturer”. |
