[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dystopia"

[Shapiro, Fred]

dystopia (OED 1952)

1919 _N.Y. Times_ 19 Dec. 14/3 (Newspapers.com)  Under the august reign of Mr. TOWNLEY North Dakota has no use for such a guarantee or such a government.  For the moment it belongs to Utopia or Dystopia rather than these United States.

Fred Shapiro

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