Three Hundred Years Hence; or, A Voice from Posterity

TitleThree Hundred Years Hence; or, A Voice from Posterity
Year for Search1881
AuthorsHay, William Delisle(b. 1853)
Date Published1881
PublisherNewman and Co
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsAotearoa New Zealand author, English author, Male author
Annotation

Racist, socialist, sexist, technologically advanced society presented as a eutopia. Huge population growth. The oriental and Negro races have been exterminated. People live in and on the seas and in the air. Women have symbolic power but no actual power, and are described as mentally inferior.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in British Future Fiction. Ed. I.F. Clarke. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2001), 2: 7-370, with a brief note by the editor (1-5).

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Author Note

The author (b. 1853) is a self-described Aotearoa/New Zealander who lived mostly in Britain.

Full Text

1881 Hay, William Delisle (b. 1853). Three Hundred Years Hence; or, A Voice from Posterity. London: Newman and Co. Rpt. in British Future Fiction. Ed. I.F. Clarke. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 2001), 2: 7-370, with a brief note by the editor (1-5). L, LLL

Racist, socialist, sexist, technologically advanced society presented as a eutopia. Huge population growth. The oriental and Negro races have been exterminated. People live in and on the seas and in the air. Women have symbolic power but no actual power, and are described as mentally inferior. The author is a self-described Aotearoa/New Zealander who lived mostly in Britain. The author is a self-described New Zealander who lived mostly in Britain.