After London A Dystopian Classic Author:Richard Jefferies Dystopian Classic! One of the top 'end of civilization' novels from Early Science Fiction - about dire biospheric doomsday transformations. After London is one of the best of these, in which Richard Jefferies' 1885 exciting, intelligent and thrilling SF eco-disaster vividly depicts an England that reverts to neo-medieval civilization after a "da... more »rk body" disrupts the Earth's climate. Jefferies portrays a futuristic England which has relapsed into barbarism with only a few outposts of civilization finally remaining. The ruins of London sink deep under toxic swamps, while much of southern England becomes covered by water, and city states ruled by petty tyrants and their corrupt courts. Against this bleak background a young nobleman Felix Aquila, with an inquisitive mind, sets out to discover the unknown limits of civilization. Thrilling, frightening and a picture painted as horrific and descriptive as any disaster movie. A great 'end of civilization' novel! Full & Complete Edition!« less