For a long time, the world has been enthralled by dystopian fiction. Media like the Hunger Games, Brave New World, or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy have provided a way for writers and readers alike to let fears of the future play out in a safe environment. Nearly 120 years ago, in 1907, a Catholic priest wrote a book that some consider to be the first modern work of dystopian fiction. Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson was a Catholic convert and his conversion caused quite the scandal in the early 18th century. The son of the former Archbishop of Canterbury,