The Fixed Period: A NovelUniversity of Michigan Press, 1990 - 183 sidor Trollope's only science fiction novel, written in 1880, is set in the year 1980 on an island near New Zealand where euthanasia for citizens over the age of 67 is compulsory. |
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... England's re - assuming our island as a colony . My readers will perceive that I am an enthusiast . But there are ... England , England would not have prevented its adoption in Britannula . That is a matter of course . But it has been ...
... England's re - assuming our island as a colony . My readers will perceive that I am an enthusiast . But there are ... England , England would not have prevented its adoption in Britannula . That is a matter of course . But it has been ...
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... England with every distinction , and that I should certainly be invited to Windsor Castle . I did not myself care very much about Windsor Castle but to such civil speeches I could do no other than make civil replies , and there I stood ...
... England with every distinction , and that I should certainly be invited to Windsor Castle . I did not myself care very much about Windsor Castle but to such civil speeches I could do no other than make civil replies , and there I stood ...
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... England before me , and I should there have no friend . Even Lieu- tenant Crosstrees would be seen no more after I had gone ashore . Then came upon me for the first time an idea that I was not wanted in England at all ; that I was ...
... England before me , and I should there have no friend . Even Lieu- tenant Crosstrees would be seen no more after I had gone ashore . Then came upon me for the first time an idea that I was not wanted in England at all ; that I was ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Gabriel Crasweller | 11 |
The First BreakDown | 23 |
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Abraham Grundle allowed altogether Anthony Trollope anxious asked Assembly ball become Blackwood Britain Britannula Britannulists British brought Captain Battleax carried Chronicler of Barsetshire College Crasweller's Cremation cricket Crown Colonies day after tomorrow dear death declared departure deposited dinner doubt duty endeavoured England English Englishmen Erewhon euthanasia Eva Crasweller Eva's Exors father fear feel fellow felt Fixed Period girl Gladstonopolis gone Graybody gunboat hand happy heard heart honour idea intended Jack's John Bright knew Lieutenant Crosstrees Little Christchurch live look Lord Marylebone March 11 matter Matthew Arnold mind murder never novel officers old Crasweller once President Republic seemed ship Sir Ferdinando Brown Sir Kennington Oval spoken suppose sure talk Tallowax tell things thought tion told Trollope Trollope's truth turned wicket wife wish words young Grundle Zealand