Mallock, W. H.  1849-1923 <br/><br/>
The New Paul and Virginia; Or, Positivism on an Island 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Paul_and_Virginia  Release date is 2011-10-07 
<br/><br/>Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive)  Produced by Christine Bell and Marc D'Hooghe (From images generously made available by the Internet Archive) 
<br/><br/> "The New Paul and Virginia; Or, Positivism on an Island" by W. H. Mallock is a satirical dystopian novel published in 1878. When a steamship explodes, a famous beauty and a renowned intellectual professor wash ashore on a tropical island. The professor preaches his philosophy of Positivism and the Religion of Humanity, expecting enlightened happiness to follow. But as survivors grapple with death, drunkenness, and desire, his lofty theories collide disastrously with human nature, leading to an ironic and devastating conclusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Islands -- Fiction Positivism -- Fiction 
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