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Ionia
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Book cover: Textured light brown cloth with black text. A woman in an ancient Greek robe looks over her shoulder at the reader. She is holding a scroll. In the background are dark green trees and a white building.

Ionia

Date1898
Names
FormatBook
Notes
An isolated area of the Himalaya Mountains is home to lost race of people descended from ancient Greeks. They have founded a "utopia" based on eugenics, an authoritarian government, and strict social controls. Modern readers may find this novel dystopian, however, rather than utopian.
Medium
Hardcover books
DimensionsCover size: 20 cm x 14 cm (7 7/8 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131054489513D
Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=980246
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