Project Gutenberg 2011-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 137 Fokke Simonsz, Arend 1755 1812 Simonsz, Arend Fokke Fokke, Arend Het toekomend jaar drie duizend: Eene mijmering Produced by Hendrik Weltevreden, André Engels and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (produced from scans from Early Dutch Books Online & Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague). "Het toekomend jaar drie duizend: Eene mijmering" by Arend Fokke Simonsz is a speculative fiction work written in the late 18th century. The text opens with a reflective tone, suggesting the author explores the possible future of society, knowledge, and human existence, potentially rich in irony and philosophical musings. The narrative appears to include a fictitious guide who leads the protagonist through a future society, examining how human conditions have evolved over time. The opening of the narrative introduces the author's musings about the future, specifically the year 3000, as a continuation of thoughts he previously shared on contemporary poetry. The protagonist finds himself conversing with a being from this distant future, seeking insights on how knowledge and society have transformed. As they engage in discussions about philosophy, sciences, and the state of humanity, the story unfolds a vision of a world that has shifted its focus from wealth and commerce to knowledge and spirituality. The characters reflect on their society's past and the progress achieved, highlighting changes in mindset and ethics, such as the rejection of extravagance in favor of simplicity and wisdom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. nl Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction PT Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 182802 2025-08-15T06:38:59.069346 text/html 180140 2021-01-08T01:38:18 text/html 153946 2025-08-15T06:39:07.208330 application/epub+zip 156224 2025-08-15T06:39:03.046319 application/epub+zip 134039 2025-08-15T06:39:01.537357 application/epub+zip 340395 2025-08-15T06:39:10.059326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317961 2025-08-15T06:39:06.126329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240236 2022-09-17T05:15:06.397507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149594 2025-08-15T06:38:58.512338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149438 2021-01-08T01:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149389 2021-01-08T01:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20231 2025-08-15T06:39:10.194303 application/rdf+xml 18202 2025-08-15T06:39:02.051391 image/jpeg 4120 2025-08-15T06:39:01.793383 image/jpeg 57866 2021-01-08T01:38:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 57643 2021-01-08T01:38:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 65863 2021-01-08T01:38:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 148412 2025-08-15T06:38:59.092343 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