Begum's Fortune
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- Enter Mr. Sharp
- A Pair of Chums
- Effect of an Item of News
- Two Claimants
- Stahlstadt
- The Albrecht Pit
- The Central Block
- The Dragon's Den
- P.P.C.
- An Article from "Unsere Centurie", a German Review
- At Dinner with Doctor Sarrasin
- The Council
- News for the Professor
- Clearing for Action
- The Exchange of San Francisco
- A Brace of Frenchmen Capture a Town
- Parley Before the Citadel
- The Kernel of the Nut
- A Family Affair
- Conclusion
A novel with some utopian elements, but primarily dystopian. A French doctor and a German professor both inherit a vast fortune as descendants of a French soldier who married the rich widow of an Indian prince. They both decide to go to America and establish their own "ideal" society. Dr. Sarrasin, the French doctor, is focused on maintaining public health. He builds Ville-France. Professor Schultze, the German scientist, is a bit of a militarist and racist. He builds Stahlstadt and devotes his city to the production of ever more powerful weapons so that he can destroy Sarrasin's city. They manage to get the US to cede sovereignty to two cities so that the two newly rich men can create their utopia. The setting for Ville-France would place it on the Oregon Coast, near Bandon, Oregon. The location for the second city, Stahlstadt, is less clear, but the description would place it somewhere near Roseburg, Oregon.
- Summary by Kate Follis
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