“The Question Mark” by Muriel Jaeger (1926)

“I called for a hero – one who should be typical of the England of 1925…”

It’s always interesting when authors try and predict the future. A lot of the time they miss the mark entirely – anything from before the nineties seems to be unaware the Internet is going to be a thing – but sometimes there’s some terrifying prescience. 1984 got the idea about fake news; Cold Comfort Farm suggested videophones; and even Flashforward got the name of the next Pope right. But then there are people like Murie...