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{{Short description|1836 novel by Mary Griffith}}
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'''''Three Hundred Years Hence''''' is a [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|utopian]] [[science fiction]] novel by author [[Mary Griffith]], published in 1836. It is the first known [[utopian novel]] written by an American woman.<ref>{{cite web
'''''Three Hundred Years Hence''''' is a [[Utopian and dystopian fiction|utopian]] [[science fiction]] novel by author [[Mary Griffith (writer)|Mary Griffith]], published in 1836. It is the first known [[utopian novel]] written by an American woman.<ref>{{cite web
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| title = Mary Griffith's Pioneering Vision: Three Hundred Years Hence.
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| accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> The novel was originally published in 1836 as part of Griffith's collection, ''Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood'', and later published by [[Prime Press]] in 1950 in an edition of 300 copies.
| accessdate = 2008-04-15}}</ref> The novel was originally published in 1836 as part of Griffith's collection, ''Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood'', and later published by [[Prime Press]] in 1950 in an edition of 300 copies.


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The novel concerns a hero who falls into a deep sleep and awakens in the Utopian states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
The novel concerns a hero who falls into a deep sleep and awakens in the Utopian states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.


==Influences and successors==
==Successors==
Writers of utopian fiction generally need to set their imagined societies either in a remote place (as in Sir [[Thomas More]]'s original ''[[Utopia (book)|Utopia]]'' and many imitators), or in a different time. Griffith was the earliest American writer to project her protagonist into the future to encounter a vastly improved social order. Many successors would follow her example; most famously, [[Edward Bellamy]] used the same trick in his ''[[Looking Backward]]'' (1888), as did many of the writers who produced [[List of sequels to Looking Backward|sequels and responses]] to his work. The same tactic is exploited in John Macnie's ''[[The Diothas]]'' (1883), [[William Henry Hudson|W. H. Hudson]]'s ''[[A Crystal Age]]'' (1887), Elizabeth Corbett's ''[[New Amazonia]]'' (1889), Bradford Peck's ''[[The World a Department Store]]'' (1900), [[Charlotte Perkins Gilman]]'s ''[[Moving the Mountain (novel)|Moving the Mountain]]'' (1911), and other works.
Writers of utopian fiction generally need to set their imagined societies either in a remote place (as in Sir [[Thomas More]]'s original ''[[Utopia (More book)|Utopia]]'' and many imitators), or in a different time. Griffith's story was likely inspired by ''[[Memoirs of the Year 2500]]'' by French writer [[Louis-Sébastien Mercier]].<ref name="DarlingWalker2019">{{cite book|author1=Elizabeth Darling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DDOoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT103|title=Suffragette City: Women, Politics, and the Built Environment|author2=Nathaniel Robert Walker|date=8 August 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-351-33391-7|page=103}}</ref> Griffith was however the earliest American writer to project her protagonist into the future to encounter a vastly improved social order. Many successors would follow her example; most famously, [[Edward Bellamy]] used the same trick in his ''[[Looking Backward]]'' (1888), as did many of the writers who produced [[List of sequels to Looking Backward|sequels and responses]] to his work. The same tactic is exploited in John Macnie's ''[[The Diothas]]'' (1883), [[William Henry Hudson|W. H. Hudson]]'s ''[[A Crystal Age]]'' (1887), Elizabeth Corbett's ''[[New Amazonia]]'' (1889), Bradford Peck's ''[[The World a Department Store]]'' (1900), [[Charlotte Perkins Gilman]]'s ''[[Moving the Mountain (novel)|Moving the Mountain]]'' (1911), and other works.

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Another, later book bears the same title: William Delisle Hay called his 1881 work ''Three Hundred Years Hence or A Voice From Posterity'', probably in ignorance of Griffith's earlier but then-obscure work.
Another, later book, published in 1881 by [[William Delisle Hay]], was given the same title (''Three Hundred Years Hence or A Voice From Posterity''), probably in ignorance of Griffith's earlier but then-obscure work.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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*1836, US, Carey, Lea & Blanchard {{OCLC|12851342}}, Pub date 1836, Hardback, included in ''Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood''
*1836, US, Carey, Lea & Blanchard {{OCLC|12851342}}, Pub date 1836, Hardback, included in ''Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood''
*1950, US, [[Prime Press]] {{OCLC|3253783}}, Pub date 1950, Hardback, first separate publication
*1950, US, [[Prime Press]] {{OCLC|3253783}}, Pub date 1950, Hardback, first separate publication
*1975, US, [[Gregg Press]] ISBN 0-8398-2303-7, Pub date 1975, Hardback
*1975, US, [[Gregg Press]] {{ISBN|0-8398-2303-7}}, Pub date 1975, Hardback


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==References==
==Further reading==
*{{cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=530 | year=1998}}
*{{cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=530 | year=1998}}
*{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=[[Advent (publisher)|Advent]] | pages=11 | year=1978|isbn=0-911682-20-1}}
*{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=[[Advent (publisher)|Advent]] | pages=11 | year=1978|isbn=0-911682-20-1}}
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Latest revision as of 11:26, 25 March 2024

Three Hundred Years Hence
First edition title page
AuthorMary Griffith
LanguageEnglish
GenreUtopian Science fiction novel
PublisherPrime Press
Publication date
1836
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages131
ISBN978-1514738016
OCLC3253783
TextThree Hundred Years Hence at Wikisource

Three Hundred Years Hence is a utopian science fiction novel by author Mary Griffith, published in 1836. It is the first known utopian novel written by an American woman.[1] The novel was originally published in 1836 as part of Griffith's collection, Camperdown, or News from Our Neighborhood, and later published by Prime Press in 1950 in an edition of 300 copies.

Plot introduction

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The novel concerns a hero who falls into a deep sleep and awakens in the Utopian states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Influences and successors

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Writers of utopian fiction generally need to set their imagined societies either in a remote place (as in Sir Thomas More's original Utopia and many imitators), or in a different time. Griffith's story was likely inspired by Memoirs of the Year 2500 by French writer Louis-Sébastien Mercier.[2] Griffith was however the earliest American writer to project her protagonist into the future to encounter a vastly improved social order. Many successors would follow her example; most famously, Edward Bellamy used the same trick in his Looking Backward (1888), as did many of the writers who produced sequels and responses to his work. The same tactic is exploited in John Macnie's The Diothas (1883), W. H. Hudson's A Crystal Age (1887), Elizabeth Corbett's New Amazonia (1889), Bradford Peck's The World a Department Store (1900), Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Moving the Mountain (1911), and other works.

Another, later book, published in 1881 by William Delisle Hay, was given the same title (Three Hundred Years Hence or A Voice From Posterity), probably in ignorance of Griffith's earlier but then-obscure work.

Critical reception

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Reviewing the 1950 edition, Boucher and McComas characterized the novel as "an odd and delightful item of 1836 dealing with a strongly feminist future.".[3]

Publication history

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Notes

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  1. ^ Suksang, Duangrudi (2000-01-01). "Mary Griffith's Pioneering Vision: Three Hundred Years Hence". Archived from the original on February 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. ^ Elizabeth Darling; Nathaniel Robert Walker (8 August 2019). Suffragette City: Women, Politics, and the Built Environment. Taylor & Francis. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-351-33391-7.
  3. ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, December 1950, p.104

Further reading

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  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 530.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 11. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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