A Strange Land

TitleA Strange Land
Year for Search1908
Authors[Barlow], [Jane](1857-1917)
Tertiary AuthorsRyark, Felix [pseud.]
Date Published1908
PublisherHutchinson & Co
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsFemale author, Irish author
Annotation

Fantasy and eutopia depicting an isolated island somewhere in Southeast Asia. There are no animals, birds, or insects. Plants do not die a lingering death but simply disappear in an instant. Something of an Arcadia physically but with a degree of technology such as gas and electricity. The protagonist is an accomplished musician, and the advanced people of the island fear music because it always precedes the disappearance/death of someone.

Info Notes

Sometimes ascribed to her father, James William Barlow (1826-1913), but Rolf Loeber and Magda Loeber with Anne Mullin Burnham, A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2006 lists it as by her and the original written catalog of the National Library of Ireland has it by her. 

Pseudonym

Felix Ryark [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Irish female author (1857-1917)

Full Text

1908 [Barlow, Jane] (1856-1917). A Strange Land. By Felix Ryark [pseud.]. London: Hutchinson & Co. Sometimes ascribed to her father, James William Barlow (1826-1913), but Rolf Loeber and Magda Loeber with Anne Mullin Burnham, A Guide to Irish Fiction, 1650-1900. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2006 lists it as by her and the original written catalog of the National Library of Ireland has it by her. PSt

Fantasy and eutopia depicting an isolated island somewhere in Southeast Asia. There are no animals, birds, or insects. Plants do not die a lingering death but simply disappear in an instant. Something of an Arcadia physically but with a degree of technology such as gas and electricity. The protagonist is an accomplished musician, and the advanced people of the island fear music because it always precedes the disappearance/death of someone. Irish female author.