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A dystopian novel set in a future society on an island nation where people are required to retire at age 67 and take a euthanasia pill one year later. The story follows the conflict between those who question the morality of the Fixed Period and those who accept it as necessary... Read Full Overview

The Fixed Period V1: A Novel is a science fiction novel written by Anthony Trollope in 1882. The story is set in the fictional island of Britannula, where the government has instituted a law that requires all citizens to retire and die at the age of 67. The main character, President... Read Full Overview

The Fixed Period V1: A Novel is a book written by Anthony Trollope and originally published in 1882. The story is set in the imaginary island of Britannula, which is a small, independent country located in the Pacific Ocean. The island's government has established a law that... Read Full Overview

""The Fixed Period V1: A Novel"" is a science fiction novel written by Anthony Trollope and published in 1882. The novel is set on the fictional island of Britannula, located in the Pacific Ocean, and follows the story of a society that has implemented a mandatory euthanasia... Read Full Overview

The Fixed Period - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview

The fixed period - Vol. I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Fixed Period (1882) is a satirical dystopian novel by Anthony Trollope.Gabriel Crasweller, a successful merchant-farmer and landowner, is Britannula's oldest citizen. Born in 1913, he emigrated from New Zealand when he was a young man and was instrumental in building the... Read Full Overview

Published in 1882, this extraordinary novel--an excercise in Swiftian irony combined with a love story in a furturistic setting--is entirely uncharacteristic of Trollope's usual drawing room conversations and hunting scenes. Set in the 1980s, The Fixed Period describes an imaginary,... Read Full Overview