Project Gutenberg 2019-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 131 Michaelis, Richard 1839 1909 Michaelis, Richard C. Looking Further Forward An Answer to Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy Produced by Jana Srna, Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Looking Further Forward" by Richard Michaelis is a social and political commentary written in the late 19th century. This work serves as a response to Edward Bellamy's "Looking Backward," critiquing the concepts of communism and proposed social reforms by presenting an alternative vision of society. Michaelis argues against the blind acceptance of socialist ideals, suggesting that while societal reform is needed, it should not come at the expense of fundamental human principles like individuality and competition. The opening of the book establishes the premise as the protagonist, Julian West, awakens after a century-long slumber to a radically transformed society in the year 2000. Initially disoriented but fascinated, West navigates the changes introduced by Dr. Leete, who explains the new system where industries and production are state-run, and citizens receive credit cards for goods instead of money. As West acclimates, he begins to notice the flaws in this new order as openly discussed in his lectures, leading him to explore ideas around freedom, individuality, and the ideological battles between the administration and dissenting voices like Mr. Forest. Their discussions reveal deep dissatisfaction and corruption beneath the utopian facade, suggesting that despite the abolition of poverty, the cost to personal liberty and societal structure could be dire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Utopias -- Fiction Utopian fiction Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898. Looking backward Utopias in literature HX PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: Politics 226602 2025-06-23T14:19:57.124403 text/html 225666 2019-04-22T06:41:24 text/html 308745 2025-06-23T14:20:02.049405 application/epub+zip 307235 2025-06-23T14:19:58.317393 application/epub+zip 159579 2025-06-23T14:19:57.834417 application/epub+zip 373780 2025-06-23T14:20:04.905376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248101 2025-06-23T14:20:01.555368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203224 2022-09-26T22:35:27.946931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196672 2025-06-23T14:19:56.718431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196906 2019-04-22T06:41:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19452 2025-06-23T14:20:05.067371 application/rdf+xml 15074 2025-06-23T14:19:57.930406 image/jpeg 2307 2025-06-23T14:19:57.882420 image/jpeg 70601 2019-04-22T06:41:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 278550 2019-04-22T06:41:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 283932 2025-06-23T14:19:57.149439 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