Equality; or, A History of Lithconia
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Equality; or, A History of Lithconia is a utopian
fantasy novel. It is the first American utopian novel. The author is unknown, though Donald H. Tuck
speculates that it could be Dr. James Reynolds, a zealous liberal crusader. The novel was originally serialized in 8 parts in the weekly newspaper, The Temple of Reason, beginning in 1802. It was first published in book form by the Liberal Union in 1837.
Utopian and dystopian fiction
The utopia and its offshoot, the dystopia, are genres of literature that explore social and political structures. Utopian fiction is the creation of an ideal world, or utopia, as the setting for a novel. Dystopian fiction is the opposite: creation of a nightmare world, or dystopia...
fantasy novel. It is the first American utopian novel. The author is unknown, though Donald H. Tuck
Donald H. Tuck
Donald Henry Tuck was a bibliographer of science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction. His works were "among the most extensive produced since the pioneering work of Everett F...
speculates that it could be Dr. James Reynolds, a zealous liberal crusader. The novel was originally serialized in 8 parts in the weekly newspaper, The Temple of Reason, beginning in 1802. It was first published in book form by the Liberal Union in 1837.
Publication history
- 1802, USA, The Temple of Reason, Pub date 15 May 1802, serialized in 8 parts
- 1837, USA, Liberal Union , Pub date 1837, Hardback
- 1863, USA, P. J. Mendum, Pub date 1863, Hardback
- 1947, USA, Prime PressPrime PressPrime Press, Inc. was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing house founded in 1947. It was founded by Oswald Train, James A. Williams, Alfred C. Prime, and Armand E. Waldo who were all members of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society. The founders originally intended...
, Pub date 1947, Hardback, 500 copies printed