The original Utopia

Discusses the resemblance between Thomas More's fictional Utopia and the "social institutions of the old Inca empire of Peru" and whether or not the similarities are coincidental.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hudson, Geoffrey Francis, 1903-
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation. Third Programme, Leonard William Longstaff Saint Thomas More Collection
Format:	Manuscript Book
Language:	English
Created:	1951.
Subjects:	More, Thomas, > Sir, Saint, > 1478-1535. > Utopia. More, Thomas, > Sir, Saint, > 1478-1535 > Criticism and interpretation. Incas. Incas > First contact with Europeans. Utopias. Peru > History > To 1548.
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Summary:	Discusses the resemblance between Thomas More's fictional Utopia and the "social institutions of the old Inca empire of Peru" and whether or not the similarities are coincidental.
Item Description:	Typescript (carbon copy) Inscribed "As broadcast in BBC Third Programme, Dec. 3, 1951. Repeated Jan. 18, 1952" at head of title. Accompanied by letter from the author to L.W. Longstaff: "Dec. 29, 1951. Dear Mr. Longstaff, I have now had some copies made of the script of my broadcast "The original Utopia", and have pleasure in sending you one of them, as requested, for your collection of works by and about your ancestor Sir Thomas More. With best New Year wishes, yours sincerely, G.F. Hudson"
Physical Description:	9 leaves ; 33 cm.