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Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. ISBN: 1222377942 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 364
Book Description
A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fiction novels which deals with a utopia of the distant future. The first-person narrator, a traveler and naturalist, wakes to find himself buried in earth and vegetation. He comes across a community of people who live in a mansion together, under a foreign set of rules and cultural assumptions. He falls desperately in love with a girl from the community, but the very basis of their utopia forbids his ever consummating his desires. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. ISBN: 1222377942 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 364
Book Description
A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fiction novels which deals with a utopia of the distant future. The first-person narrator, a traveler and naturalist, wakes to find himself buried in earth and vegetation. He comes across a community of people who live in a mansion together, under a foreign set of rules and cultural assumptions. He falls desperately in love with a girl from the community, but the very basis of their utopia forbids his ever consummating his desires. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing Corp. is extremely dedicated to bringing to the forefront the amazing works of long dead and truly talented authors.
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 153
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A Crystal Age is a dystopia written by W. H. Hudson. The book has been called a "significant S-F milestone" and has been noted for its anticipation of the "modern ecological mysticism" that would evolve a century later. The story involvestraveller and amateur naturalist namedSmithwho regains consciousness "under a heap of earth and stones." He is astounded to discover that he is entwined in the roots of plants, as though they have been growing around him. Extricating himself and surveying the scene, he sees a great house in the distance, and walks toward it to seek help and information. He soon learns that this world and everyone in it are far older than they appear.The narrator struggles to adapt to this new society, as he pursues Yoletta. He is shocked to learn that all the people are much older than they appear; Yoletta is 31 years old, and the Father of the House is nearly 200.In time he meets the mysterious Mother of the House, and begins to comprehend the full strangeness and differentness of their way of life. The humans of this distant future have achieved their utopian state by abandoning sexuality and romantic love. The narrator despairs when he realizes that his passion for Yoletta can never be consummated; and, wonders whether he can adapt to this mode of living. Read to find out!
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: e-artnow ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 153
Book Description
A Crystal Age is a dystopia written by W. H. Hudson. The book has been called a "significant S-F milestone" and has been noted for its anticipation of the "modern ecological mysticism" that would evolve a century later. The story involvestraveller and amateur naturalist namedSmithwho regains consciousness "under a heap of earth and stones." He is astounded to discover that he is entwined in the roots of plants, as though they have been growing around him. Extricating himself and surveying the scene, he sees a great house in the distance, and walks toward it to seek help and information. He soon learns that this world and everyone in it are far older than they appear.The narrator struggles to adapt to this new society, as he pursues Yoletta. He is shocked to learn that all the people are much older than they appear; Yoletta is 31 years old, and the Father of the House is nearly 200.In time he meets the mysterious Mother of the House, and begins to comprehend the full strangeness and differentness of their way of life. The humans of this distant future have achieved their utopian state by abandoning sexuality and romantic love. The narrator despairs when he realizes that his passion for Yoletta can never be consummated; and, wonders whether he can adapt to this mode of living. Read to find out!
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 198
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Literary Thoughts edition presents A Crystal Age by W. H. Hudson"A Crystal Age" is a Utopian novel written in 1887 by author, naturalist, and ornithologist William Henry Hudson (1841-1922, writing under his pseudonym W. H. Hudson).All books of the Literary Thoughts edition have been transcribed from original prints and edited for better reading experience.
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Independently Published ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
A Crystal Age is a utopian novel Dystopia written by W. H. Hudson, first published in 1887.The book has been called a "significant S-F milestone" and has been noted for its anticipation of the "modern ecological mysticism" that would evolve a century later.
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing Corporation ISBN: 3986771131 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 214
Book Description
A Crystal Age is one of the earliest science-fiction novels which deals with a utopia of the distant future. The first-person narrator, a traveler and naturalist, wakes to find himself buried in earth and vegetation. He comes across a community of people who live in a mansion together, under a foreign set of rules and cultural assumptions. He falls desperately in love with a girl from the community, but the very basis of their utopia forbids his ever consummating his desires.
Author: William Henry Hudson Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781727221220 Category : Languages : en Pages : 318
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A Crystal Age: Large Print By William Henry Hudson I do not quite know how it happened my recollection of the whole matter ebbing in a somewhat clouded condition.
Author: W H Hudson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 198
Book Description
"A Crystal Age" is a Utopian novel written in 1887 by author, naturalist, and ornithologist William Henry Hudson (1841-1922, writing under his pseudonym W. H. Hudson).
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: William Henry Hudson
Author: W H Hudson