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Serpell, Christopher

(1910-1991) UK journalist and Intelligence Office during World War Two, whose Loss of Eden: A Cautionary Tale (1940; vt If Hitler Comes: A Cautionary Tale 1941) with Douglas Brown is a strong Hitler Wins tale in which appeasement leads to German occupation of Britain, with desolate consequences (for more details see his collaborator). [JC]

Christopher Serpell

born Leeds, England: 1910

died Barnes, London: 1991

works

• Loss of Eden: A Cautionary Tale (London: Faber and Faber, 1940) with Douglas Brown [hb/nonpictorial]
  • If Hitler Comes: A Cautionary Tale (London: British Publishers Guild, 1941) with Douglas Brown [vt of the above: pb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011-current) edited by John Clute and David Langford.
Accessed 03:26 am on 25 April 2024.
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