This eBook edition of "The Fixed Period" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The citizens of Britannula have come up with a unique idea of having young leaders in their government by executing everyone who is above 67 years of age by a method called "deposition." No one suspects anything until some people begin approaching the dreaded age... Anthony Trollope (1815–1882) was a prolific English novelist of the Victorian era.