The World Ends

TitleThe World Ends
Year for Search1937
Authors[Jameson], [Margaret Storm](1891-1986)
Tertiary AuthorsLamb, William [pseud.]
Date Published1937
PublisherJ. M. Dent and Sons
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

Massive earthquakes have been occurring in Europe, and one destroys most of England. In the novel, only one simple, farming family and the sophisticated protagonist author from London are depicted as surviving. Overwhelmingly dystopian, but the protagonist ultimately finds happiness in the simple life on the farm. 

Illustration

Illus. John Farleigh

Pseudonym

William Lamb [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

NLS

Author Note

The female author’s (1891-1986) name is sometimes given as Margaret Storm Jameson Chapman, also known as Mrs. Guy Chapman-Tuck

Full Text

1937 [Jameson, Margaret Storm] (1891-1986). The World Ends. By William Lamb [pseud.]. Illus. John Farleigh. London: J. M. Dent and Sons. NLS

Massive earthquakes have been occurring in Europe, and one destroys most of England. In the novel, only one simple, farming family and the sophisticated protagonist author from London are depicted as surviving. Overwhelmingly dystopian, but the protagonist ultimately finds happiness in the simple life on the farm. The female author’s name is sometimes given as Margaret Storm Jameson Chapman, also known as Mrs. Guy Chapman-Tuck.