Prelude to Christopher

TitlePrelude to Christopher
Year for Search1934
AuthorsDark, Eleanor(1901-85)
Date Published1934
PublisherP.R. Stephensen & Co
Place PublishedSydney, NSW. Australia
KeywordsAustralian author, Female author
Annotation

Attempt to establish a utopian colony on a Pacific island as seen from after its failure. The utopian vision of the founder is based on eugenics and the ability to produce an improved future generation.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Rigby, 1961; and Rushcutters Bay, NSW, Australia: Halstead Press, 1999. U.K. ed. London: Collins, 1936. Another ed. Leipzig, Germany: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1937.

Holding Institutions

A, ATL, M, PSt

Author Note

Australian female author (1901-85).

Full Text

1934 Dark, Eleanor (1901-85). Prelude to Christopher. Sydney, NSW. Australia: P.R. Stephensen & Co. Rpt. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Rigby, 1961; and Rushcutters Bay, NSW, Australia: Halstead Press, 1999. U.K. ed. London: Collins, 1936. Another ed. Leipzig, Germany: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1937. A, ATL, M, PSt

Attempt to establish an intentional community on a Pacific island as seen from after its failure. The utopian vision of the founder is based on eugenics and the ability to produce an improved future generation. Australian female author.