The Rev. Annabel Lee. A Tale of To-morrow

TitleThe Rev. Annabel Lee. A Tale of To-morrow
Year for Search1898
AuthorsBuchanan, Robert [Williams](1841-1901)
Pagination225 pp.
Date Published1898
PublisherC. Arthur Pearson
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author, Scottish author
Annotation

A scientific eutopia set in the middle of the twenty-first century without religion needs a religious revival to overcome too great a dependence on reason. Eugenics policy, which prohibited marriage between those deemed unfit, is referred to favorably and quoted in Harry Campbell, “An Essay on the Marriage of the Unfit.” The Lancet 2.3915 (September 10, 1898):680. Euthanasia is practiced, mostly for the old but can also be applied to the disabled. 

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Author Note

The author (1841-1901) was born and died in England but raised and educated in Scotland.

Full Text

1898 Buchanan, Robert [Williams] (1841-1901). The Rev. Annabel Lee. A Tale of To-morrow. London: C. Arthur Pearson. 255 pp. L, PSt

A scientific eutopia set in the middle of the twenty-first century without religion needs a religious revival to overcome too great a dependence on reason. Eugenics policy, which prohibited marriage between those deemed unfit, is referred to favorably and quoted in Harry Campbell, “An Essay on the Marriage of the Unfit.” The Lancet 2.3915 (September 10, 1898):680. Euthanasia is practiced, mostly for the old but can also be applied to the disabled. The author was born and died in England but raised and educated in Scotland.