The Revolt of Man

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TitleThe Revolt of Man
Year for Search1882
Authors[Besant], [Sir] [Walter](1836-1901)
Date Published1882
PublisherWilliam Blackwood & Sons
Place PublishedEdinburgh, Scotland
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Gender-role reversal. Women had taken political power, abolished the House of Commons, replaced the House of Lords with the House of Peeresses, abolished the monarchy, and introduced a theocracy based on rule by the ideal Perfect Woman. Men were uneducated, did most of the work while caring for their families, and generally had the attitudes traditionally assigned to women. A manly man and true love leads to the overthrow of the system, and women welcome the restoration of the right order of things.
Additional Publishers

New ed. London: Chatto and Windus, 1896. 9th ed (1890) rpt. in British Future Fiction. Ed. I.F. Clarke. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2001), 4: 7-366, with a brief note by the editor (1-5). U.S. ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1882. 
Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1836-1901)
Full Text

1882 [Besant, Sir Walter] (1836-1901). The Revolt of Man. Edinburgh, Scot.: William Blackwood & Sons. New ed. London: Chatto and Windus, 1896. 9th ed (1890) rpt. in British Future Fiction. Ed. I.F. Clarke. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2001), 4: 7-366, with a brief note by the editor (1-5). U.S. ed. New York: Henry Holt, 1882. L, LLL, MoU-St

Gender-role reversal. Women had taken political power, abolished the House of Commons, replaced the House of Lords with the House of Peeresses, abolished the monarchy, and introduced a theocracy based on rule by the ideal Perfect Woman. Men were uneducated, did most of the work while caring for their families, and generally had the attitudes traditionally assigned to women. A manly man and true love leads to the overthrow of the system, and women welcome the restoration of the right order of things.