S. Fowler Wright

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Sydney Fowler Wright was born in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham. He attended school until age eleven, at which point he worked full time. He spent his spare time studying literature, and in 1917 he helped found the Empire Poetry League and edited its journal, *Poetry*. In 1918, his first wife, Nellie, died, and two years later he married Truda Hancock. In the 1920s, he began writing science fiction. In 1924, his novel, *The Amphibians* was published. He continued to write and publish science fiction novels and short stories, using fantastical beings to criticize modern civilization. In 1934, he visited Nazi Germany and was inspired to write three novels about a future war in Europe. He died in 1965.

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The Life of Sir Walter Scott: A Biography
Representative edition published 2012
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Siege of Malta
Representative edition published 2011
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The World Below: A Novel of the Far Future
Representative edition published 2010
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The Island of Captain Sparrow
Representative edition published 2010
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Was Murder Done?
Representative edition published 2009
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Bell Street Murders
Representative edition published 2009
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Deluge
Representative edition published 2004
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El Mundo Subterraneo (Kronos)
Representative edition published 2003
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Deluge
Representative edition published 2003
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Mundo Subterraneo, El
Representative edition published 1998
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Fifty short science fiction tales
Representative edition published 1997
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The Last Man on Earth
Representative edition published 1985
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Mutants (Barney / The Better Choice / Lost Love / Prone)
Representative edition published 1982
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The world below
Representative edition published 1976
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Deluge; a romance, and Dawn
Representative edition published 1975
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The siege of Malta
Representative edition published 1972
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The Throne of Saturn
Representative edition published 1951
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The island of Captain Sparrow
Representative edition published 1945
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The Adventure of the Blue Room
Representative edition published 1945
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The Song of songs and other poems
Representative edition published 1833
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Deluge
Representative edition published 2024
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Deluge
Representative edition published 2021
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Deluge Illustrated
Representative edition published 2021
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Island of Captain Sparrow
Representative edition published 2021
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