Other Worlds
| Title | Other Worlds |
| Year for Search | 1942 |
| Authors | Heming, J[ohn] W[inton](1900-1953) |
| Tertiary Authors | Heming, J. W. |
| Date Published | [1942] |
| Publisher | Currawong |
| Place Published | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Keywords | Australian author, Male author |
| Annotation | A trip to Mercury and Venus, which are both eutopias of sorts. The people of Mercury are deaf and communicate with gestures. Mercury practices negative eugenics, killing children who show signs of disease or violence, although the practice has succeeded and is rarely needed. No disease because all germs have been eliminated. Termite-like society with a Queen for giving birth. Most children are neuter. No individuality. Bred for a particular occupation. Equal pay. On Venus the people do not wear clothes, have no noses, eat grass, and live in hollows in the banks of rivers or oceans. |
| Holding Institutions | A, Monash, UQsld |
| Author Note | (1900-1953) |
| Full Text | [1942] Heming, J[ohn] W[inton] (1900-1953). Other Worlds. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Currawong. A, VMoU, UQld A trip to Mercury and Venus, which are both utopias of sorts. The people of Mercury are deaf and communicate with gestures. Mercury practices negative eugenics, killing children who show signs of disease or violence, although the practice has succeeded and is rarely needed. There is no disease because all germs have been eliminated. Termite-like society with a Queen for giving birth. Most children are neuter, with no individuality, and bred for a particular occupation. On Venus the people do not wear clothes, have no noses, eat grass, and live in hollows in the banks of rivers or oceans. |
