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An Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future

An Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future

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Number of Chapters: 14

Length: 03 hours and 18 minutes

Language: English

Described by io9 as “the first lesbian science fiction novel,” An Anglo-American Alliance is a quasi-farcical tale of love, transformation, and geopolitics set in the far-flung futuristic year of 1960. In it, the titular Anglo-American Alliance has established itself as the world government, ushering in new age of technological and social revolution. However, even in this halcyon period, the “love that dare not speak its name” remains an anathema. The novel’s central narrative follows the long-burgeoning but secret romance between two women at a ladies’ seminary school in Cornwall: Margaret MacDonald and Aurora Cunningham. Throughout this tale, we follow their trials and tribulations as they grapple with secret longings and learn how to harness the powers of science and technology to make their dreams come true.

Note: Despite its fairly progressive views on sexuality and gender identity, this novel is nevertheless a byproduct of the period in which it was written. It contains unfortunate moments of ethnocentrism, antisemitism, and casual racism that might offend certain listeners. - Summary by ChuckW

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Foreword (Chuck Williamson)
I. The Young Ladies’ Seminary (Chuck Williamson)
II. The Initiation (Chuck Williamson)
III. The Moonlight Soirée (Chuck Williamson)
IV. Historical Events of the 20th Century (Chuck Williamson)
V. The Fistic Duel (Chuck Williamson)
VI. Historical Events of the 20th Century (Concluded) (Chuck Williamson)
VII. The Regatta (Chuck Williamson)
VIII. Dr. Hyder Ben Raaba (Chuck Williamson)
IX. A Ray of Hope (Chuck Williamson)
X. The Transformation (Chuck Williamson)
XI. Lord Cunningham, Viceroy of India (Chuck Williamson)
XII. Adventures of Abou Shimshek, the Astronomer of Ispahan (Chuck Williamson)
XIII. Spencer Hamilton + Postscript (Chuck Williamson)
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