Why Not Now? A British Islander's Dream
| Title | Why Not Now? A British Islander's Dream |
| Year for Search | 1939 |
| Authors | St. John, Arthur(1862-1938) |
| Date Published | 1939 |
| Publisher | C.W. Daniel |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | Eutopia. London is transformed, and the Thames is clean and a center of activity. More simple life stressing families and neighborhoods then districts or towns, countries, continents, and the world. |
| Info Notes | There is a facsimile of a letter from Leo Tolstoy to the author on 7-8 and an "Introductory Note" by Dugald Semple on 8-12. |
| Holding Institutions | L, MoU-St, PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1862-1938) was born in India but was raised in England. During a successful military career (he is called Captain in the Introduction), he read Tolstoy and immediately resigned his commission. He was instrumental in arranging the immigration of the Doukho |
| Full Text | 1939 St. John, Arthur (1862-1938). Why Not Now? A British Islander's Dream. London: C.W. Daniel. There is a facsimile of a letter from Leo Tolstoy to the author on 7-8 and an “Introductory Note” by Dugald Semple on 8-12. L, MoU-St, PSt Eutopia. London is transformed, and the Thames is clean and a center of activity. More simple life stressing families and neighborhoods then districts or towns, countries, continents, and the world. The author was born in India but was raised in England. During a successful military career (he is called Captain in the Introduction), he read Tolstoy and immediately resigned his commission. He was instrumental in arranging the immigration of the Doukhobors from Russia, first to Cyprus, which was too hot, and then to Canada. He was one of the founders of the Penal Reform League. |
