(1884-1947) Australian businessman and author whose World D: A Brief Account of the Founding of Helioxenon (1935), as told to him by "Hal P. Trevarthen, Official Historian of the Superficies", describes the creation of an Under-the-Sea culture, Helioxenon; the detail is considerable, sometimes Catholic. On the jacket the novel is credited to Trevarthen. [JC]

Joseph Kentigern Heydon

born 1884

died 1947

works

• World D: A Brief Account of the Founding of Helioxenon (London: Sheed and Ward, 1935) [hb/]

links

• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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