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Utopians as grave as Sir Thomas More, satirists as great as Jonathan Swift dealt with imaginary men and inventions. Samuel Butler (Erewhon), William Dean Howells (A Traveler from Altruria), H. G. Wells (The Empire of the Ants) and Aldous Huxley (Brave New World) also mixed science and moonshine for purposes of their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Science & Moonshine | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

Julien Gordon."Ancient Lineage," Edward Harlow. "A Brief History of Altruria...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Literary Notices. | 1/8/1896 | See Source »

...Choice of Parents," I. Zangwill. "A Brief History of Altruria," Sir Robert Harton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Literary Notices. | 12/6/1895 | See Source »

...Discovery of Altruria," Narrative of Sir Robert Harton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Literary Notices. | 11/12/1895 | See Source »

Perhaps the most important contribution to the number is Mr. William Dean Howells' "A Traveller from Altruria." It is a rather fascinating subject and offers remarkable opportunities for "Criticism and Fiction." It presents a very respectable motive for showing the improvements which could be made in our manners and customs of life and for the display of not a little fancy in the opinions the Altrurian has of things American...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Cosmopolitan. | 11/10/1892 | See Source »

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