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Hilda is besotted with Michael, because Michael has a gift. Through
some mutation, his mind is able to perceive 'lines of energy' and
'the vast ocean of movement' - things beyond the limits of the five
senses and perhaps even common understanding. But the gift, as so
often in life, comes with a price. There are those who, in their
resentment, come to covet the gift, threatening the blissful period
of learning and freedom of thought that seemed so possible a future
for Hilda and Michael. And then there are the expectations of
society, whose demands for the idealised normal spell danger and
disarray for the pair. Muriel Jaeger's second foray into science
fiction sees her experimenting again with an impressive talent for
blending genres. The Man with Six Senses is a sensitive depiction
of how the different, or supernaturally able, could be treated in
1920s Britain, but also a sharp skewering of societal norms and the
expectations of how women should behave - and how they should
think. Thought-provoking and challenging, The Man with Six Senses
still resonates today in a society whose expectations and
structures still continue to trap those who fall outside the limits
of acceptance.
In 1926 Muriel Jaeger, dissatisfied with the Utopian visions of H G
Wells and Edward Bellamy, set out to explore `The Question Mark' of
what a future society might look like if human nature were properly
represented. So, disgruntled London office worker Guy Martin is
pitched 200 years into the future, where he encounters a seemingly
ideal society in which each citizen has the luxury of every kind of
freedom. But as Guy adjusts to the new world, the fractures of this
supposed Utopia begin to show through, and it seems as if the
inhabitants of this society might be just as susceptible to the
promises of false messiahs as those of the twentieth century.
Preceding the publication of Huxley's Brave New World by 5 years,
The Question Mark is a significant cornerstone in the foundation of
the Dystopia genre, and an impressive and unjustly neglected work
of literary science fiction. This edition brings the novel back
into print for the first time since its original publication.
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