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The iron heel
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The iron heel

Date1917
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Avis Everhard chronicles the fall of American democracy in 1912 and her struggles as part of the resistance to the tyrannical oligarchy that arises. Considered to be the earliest modern dystopian fiction, this book has been credited as the inspiration for George Orwell’s 1984. 

Originally published in 1907, this is the 1917 edition.
Country:United States
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 19.5 cm x 13.5 cm (7 11/16 in. x 5 5/16 in.)
Extent
  • xiv, 354 pages
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131054536420D
Dewey NumberSCIENCE FICTION LON
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1261751