The Trembling of Borealis
| Title | The Trembling of Borealis |
| Year for Search | 1899 |
| Authors | D'Argenteuil, Paul [pseud.] |
| Pagination | 316 pp. |
| Date Published | 1899 |
| Publisher | F. Tennyson Neely |
| Place Published | New York/London |
| Annotation | Dystopian satire showing the US as a plutocracy depicting stereotyped characters and the various machinations used to control or manipulate the poor. One theme is the attempted seduction of the beautiful daughter of a poor man. Includes a short list of mostly standard populist reforms (296-97) that will end the plutocracy and bring about a better society and which Congress is forced to pass. The reforms are on the conservative end of the populist spectrum and include taking the vote away from African Americans, who are depicted as illiterate and unintelligent, limiting the right to vote of immigrants, and “restricting emigration.” |
| Illustration | Illus. |
| Pseudonym | D’Argenteuil, Paul [pseud.]. |
| Holding Institutions | MoU-St, NNC |
| Full Text | 1899 D’Argenteuil, Paul [pseud.]. The Trembling of Borealis. Illus. New York/London: F. Tennyson Neely. 316 pp. MoU-St, NNC Dystopian satire showing the US as a plutocracy depicting stereotyped characters and the various machinations used to control or manipulate the poor. One theme is the attempted seduction of the beautiful daughter of a poor man. Includes a short list of mostly standard populist reforms (296-97) that will end the plutocracy and bring about a better society and which Congress is forced to pass. The reforms are on the conservative end of the populist spectrum and include taking the vote away from African Americans, who are depicted as illiterate and unintelligent, limiting the right to vote of immigrants, and “restricting emigration.” |
