Project Gutenberg 2008-05-12 Public domain in the USA. 471 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward Produced by Jana Srna, David T. Jones, Alexander Bauer & the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Looking Backward: 2000-1887" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Julian West, a wealthy man from the 19th century, who unexpectedly falls into a deep sleep and awakens in the year 2000, where he discovers a transformed society organized around principles of equality and cooperation, devoid of the class struggles that characterized his original time. The book ultimately explores themes of social reform, economics, and the potential for creating a more equitable world. At the start of "Looking Backward," the protagonist Julian West reminisces about his life in 19th-century Boston, revealing the stark class divisions and the discontent that plagued society during his era. He is engaged to the beautiful Edith Bartlett, with the expectation of a comfortable life ahead. However, before he can marry her, he finds himself ensnared in the strikes and increasing labor unrest that characterize his world. After a troubling night spent attempting to find rest, he undergoes a mysterious and prolonged sleep, which sets the stage for his awakening into a utopian future where he learns about the advancements and changes that have taken place over the century he spent asleep. The opening portion effectively sets up the contrasts between the two worlds and foreshadows Julian's exploration of a new social order that challenges the inequalities of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Time travel -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Utopian fiction Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 539182 2025-10-10T11:40:07.970920 text/html 529174 2021-01-03T14:53:23 text/html 290290 2025-10-10T11:40:16.834896 application/epub+zip 295516 2025-10-10T11:40:11.159937 application/epub+zip 281458 2025-10-10T11:40:09.864918 application/epub+zip 535188 2025-10-10T11:40:21.264891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491393 2025-10-10T11:40:15.888954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454889 2022-09-12T04:10:44.571846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496190 2025-10-10T11:40:07.262924 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496031 2021-01-03T14:53:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496023 2021-01-03T14:53:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22282 2025-10-10T11:40:21.403876 application/rdf+xml 14818 2025-10-10T11:40:10.376931 image/jpeg 3964 2025-10-10T11:40:10.119910 image/jpeg 185746 2021-01-03T14:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 193765 2021-01-03T14:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 185695 2021-01-03T14:53:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 271783 2025-10-10T11:40:08.015019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia