A State of Mind
| Title | A State of Mind |
| Year for Search | 1964 |
| Authors | [Dakers], [Elaine Kidner](1905-1978) |
| Tertiary Authors | Lane, Jane [pseud.] |
| Pagination | 203 pp. |
| Date Published | 1964 |
| Publisher | Frederick Muller |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Female author |
| Annotation | Authoritarian dystopia ruled by the Brotherhood after an atomic war. Forced nationalization of people to create “one big family, whose head is the State.” People, though, are not equal. The State provides all and controls everything, but “recognizes that some require more than others. . .” (11). No gods and no religious people allowed with Christians banished the Hebrides. Both voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia, with permission required for voluntary. Suicide without permission is opposed. Criminals euthanized. “Compulsory birth-control and State-elimination prevented overpopulation” (12). |
| Pseudonym | Jane Lane [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | L, PP |
| Author Note | Female author (1905-1978) |
| Full Text | 1964 [Dakers, Elaine Kidner] (1905-1978). A State of Mind. By Jane Lane [pseud.]. London: Frederick Muller. 203 pp. L, PP Authoritarian dystopia ruled by the Brotherhood after an atomic war. Forced nationalization of people to create “one big family, whose head is the State.” People, though, are not equal. The State provides all and controls everything, but “recognizes that some require more than others. . .” (11). No gods and no religious people allowed with Christians banished the Hebrides. Both voluntary and non-voluntary euthanasia, with permission required for voluntary. Suicide without permission is opposed. Criminals euthanized. “Compulsory birth-control and State-elimination prevented overpopulation” (12). Female author. |
