IN THE WET. Melbourne, London, Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, [1953]. Octavo, printed cream wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. "The journal of an Australian outback priest who copies down from a dying man a utopian vision (or memory) of the British Empire circa AD 2000, anticipates a time when Australia has become the leader of the Commonwealth, royalty has survived handsomely, socialism has faded away, and the Empire is secure." - Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 1104. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-343. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 94. Fortunati and Trousson, eds., Dictionary of Literary Utopias, pp. 304-5. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 248. Spine roll, some fraying at spine ends (repairable), some dust soiling to covers, rear corner tips creased, a very good copy. (#106947).
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