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An early novel by Rose Macaulay about a government program of compulsory selective breeding in a dystopian future England.

What Not is Rose Macaulay's speculative novel of post-First World War eugenics and newspaper manipulation that influenced Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

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What Not: A Prophetic Comedy is set in a fictional post-war future, this novel explores a society where a government agency is established to regulate intelligence and manage social progress. The story delves into the absurdities and dangers of a system that prioritizes intellectual... Read Full Overview

Rose Macaulay's "What Not: A Prophetic Comedy" is a sharply satirical exploration of a future dominated by bureaucratic control. This dystopian fiction envisions a society obsessed with efficiency and conformity, where the human spirit struggles against the absurdities of... Read Full Overview

Rose Macaulay's "What Not: A Prophetic Comedy" is a sharply satirical exploration of a future dominated by bureaucratic control. This dystopian fiction envisions a society obsessed with efficiency and conformity, where the human spirit struggles against the absurdities of... Read Full Overview

Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay, DBE (1 August 1881 - 30 October 1958) was an English writer, most noted for her award-winning novel The Towers of Trebizond, about a small Anglo-Catholic group crossing Turkey by camel. The story is seen as a spiritual autobiography, reflecting her... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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

What Not: A Prophetic Comedy is a satirical novel written by British author Rose Macaulay and first published in 1918. The book is set in a future world where the government has implemented a system of eugenics to control the population and ensure that only the fittest individuals... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

What Not: A Prophetic Comedy is a satirical novel written by Rose Macaulay and first published in 1918. The story is set in a dystopian future where the government has implemented a system of eugenics to control the population and ensure that only the ""fit"" are allowed to reproduce... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...ater in this narrative.3Oxford Circus. The hub of the world, where seething mobs fought on the platform like wild beasts. Piccadilly Circus. Lucky people, thought Ivy Delmer, who got out there, all among gaiety and theatres. Trafalgar Square. There naval officers... Read Full Overview