Two Thousand Years Hence

TitleTwo Thousand Years Hence
Year for Search1868
AuthorsO'Neil,, Henry [Nelson] A.R.A.(1817-80)
Date Published[1868]
PublisherChapman and Hall
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Picture of nineteenth century Britain from the point of view of a future in which Britain has been destroyed by a volcanic eruption and climatic changes. There is a world state centered in the Antipodes with one religion and English is the only language. Anti-democratic.

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

The author (1817-80) was a painter.

Full Text

[1868] O’Neil, Henry [Nelson], A.R.A. (1817-80).  Two Thousand Years Hence. London: Chapman and Hall. L, LLL

Picture of nineteenth century Britain from the point of view of a future in which Britain has been destroyed by a volcanic eruption and climatic changes. There is a world state centered in the Antipodes with one religion and English is the only language. Anti-democratic.