Looking Backward, 2000–1887
Aug 2014 · Open Road Media
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A masterwork of science fiction that imagines the world not just how it could be, but how it should be
In Boston in the year 1887, Julian West is hypnotized and falls into a deep sleep. He awakens at the dawn of a new millennium in an America where war, crime, and inequality no longer exist. In this brave new world, goods are delivered in the blink of an eye, public kitchens ensure that no one goes hungry, and the retirement age is forty-five. It sounds too good to be true, but Julian soon learns that this socialist utopia is not the stuff of dreams—it is a carefully planned, wondrously liberating reality.
One of the bestselling American novels of the nineteenth century, Looking Backward launched a vibrant political movement and sparked an enormous amount of debate. Today it stands as an enduring testament to the power of imagination and the best of human nature.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
In Boston in the year 1887, Julian West is hypnotized and falls into a deep sleep. He awakens at the dawn of a new millennium in an America where war, crime, and inequality no longer exist. In this brave new world, goods are delivered in the blink of an eye, public kitchens ensure that no one goes hungry, and the retirement age is forty-five. It sounds too good to be true, but Julian soon learns that this socialist utopia is not the stuff of dreams—it is a carefully planned, wondrously liberating reality.
One of the bestselling American novels of the nineteenth century, Looking Backward launched a vibrant political movement and sparked an enormous amount of debate. Today it stands as an enduring testament to the power of imagination and the best of human nature.
This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
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3.3
7 reviews
Samuel Wilt
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February 8, 2023
a good book to analyze, with some unexpected plot twists.
Schalk Van Niekerk
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April 11, 2021
Best ever sobbed
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About the author
Edward Bellamy (1850–1898) was an American author best known for Looking Backward: 2000–1887, a landmark of utopian science fiction that inspired a political movement and rivaled Uncle Tom’s Cabin as the bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century.
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