The Secret of the Lamas
| Title | The Secret of the Lamas |
| Year for Search | 1889 |
| Date Published | 1889 |
| Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
| Place Published | London |
| Annotation | The central part of the novel concerns a lamasery in Tibet with knowledge far in advance of the outside world. For the Lamas, the Lamasery could be considered eutopian, but the final test for initiation into the most advanced status creates a dystopian world for those who fail in that they become automatons. |
| Holding Institutions | L, PSt |
| Full Text | 1889 The Secret of the Lamas: A Tale of Thibet. London: Cassell & Co. L, PSt The central part of the novel concerns a lamasery in Tibet with knowledge far in advance of the outside world. For the Lamas, the Lamasery could be considered eutopian, but the final test for initiation into the most advanced status creates a dystopian world for those who fail in that they become automatons. |
