The Tide Went Out

TitleThe Tide Went Out
Year for Search1958
Authors[McIlwain], [David](1921-81)
Tertiary AuthorsMaine, Charles Eric [pseud.]
Date Published1958
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Post-apocalyptic dystopia in which atomic testing opens fissures in the earth and the oceans drain into them, causing worldwide drought, and the collapse of civilization.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. as Thirst! London: Sphere Books, 1977; and as The Tide Went Out. London: The British Library 2019. U.S. ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1959. 

Pseudonym

Charles Eric Maine [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(1921-81)

Full Text

1958 [McIlwain, David] (1921-81). The Tide Went Out. By Charles Eric Maine [pseud.]. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Rpt. as Thirst! London: Sphere Books, 1977; and as The Tide Went Out. London: The British Library 2019. U.S. ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1959. PSt 

Post-apocalyptic dystopia in which atomic testing opens fissures in the earth and the oceans drain into them, causing worldwide drought, and the collapse of civilization.