Viewing Entry - Looking backward, 2000-1887 (E13688) by Bellamy, Edward.
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Playing time for epub/audio formats : 7 hours 45 minutes
Overview
Title
Looking backward, 2000-1887
Author / Responsible party
Bellamy, Edward.
Collection
Fiction
Genre
Science fiction.
Topics
Science fiction. Two thousand, A.D -- Fiction. Social problems -- Fiction. Time travel -- Fiction. Utopias -- Fiction.
Restrictions
Yes
Intended Audience
Adult
Publisher
VisAbility Ltd.
Published
2019
Summary
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, first published in 1888. It was the third largest bestseller of its time, after Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
The book tells the story of Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up more than a century later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts) but in a totally changed world: It is the year 2000 and, while he was sleeping, the U.S.A. has been transformed into a socialist utopia. This book outlines Bellamy's complex thoughts about improving the future, and is an indictment of industrial capitalism.
