The book by a womens rights activist was first published in 1922. Hamilton is one of the first and among the darkest of those UK novelists [who foretold] the end of civilization." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. When war breaks out in Europe - modern, aerial war whose tactics include displacing entire populations - British civilization collapses overnight. The ironically named Theodore Savage, an educated and idle civil servant, must learn to survive by his wits in a new Britain... one where science and technology swiftly come to be regarded with superstitious awe and terror. The book - by a women's rights activist often remembered today for her polemical plays, tracts and treatises - was first published in 1922. | Theodore Savage by Cicely Hamilton, Paperback | Indigo Chapters