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Title: Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
Note: Sequel: Equality
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward
Credits: Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Julian West, a wealthy young man from Boston who, after falling into a deep sleep due to insomnia, awakens in the year 2000 to find a vastly transformed society that has evolved from the class struggles and inequalities of his own time. Through his conversations with Dr. Leete, West learns about the social and economic advancements that have brought about a more equitable world. The opening of the narrative introduces Julian West, who reflects on his life in the late 19th century, characterized by luxury at the expense of the working class. As West describes the stark divisions in society, he paints a vivid picture of the struggles of laborers, foreshadowing the inevitable transformations that he is about to witness. Following his trance-like state, West awakens in an unfamiliar yet fascinating future, characterized by a shift from capitalism to a collective societal structure where the government has assumed control of production and labor for the benefit of all. His initial confusion and disbelief gradually give way to understanding, setting the stage for his exploration of this new world and the insights it offers regarding the challenges of his own time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898
EBook No.: 624
Published: Aug 1, 1996
Downloads: 13642
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Utopias -- Fiction
Subject: Social problems -- Fiction
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
Subject: Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
Subject: Utopian fiction
Subject: Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887
Note: Sequel: Equality
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward
Credits: Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines.
Summary: "Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Julian West, a wealthy young man from Boston who, after falling into a deep sleep due to insomnia, awakens in the year 2000 to find a vastly transformed society that has evolved from the class struggles and inequalities of his own time. Through his conversations with Dr. Leete, West learns about the social and economic advancements that have brought about a more equitable world. The opening of the narrative introduces Julian West, who reflects on his life in the late 19th century, characterized by luxury at the expense of the working class. As West describes the stark divisions in society, he paints a vivid picture of the struggles of laborers, foreshadowing the inevitable transformations that he is about to witness. Following his trance-like state, West awakens in an unfamiliar yet fascinating future, characterized by a shift from capitalism to a collective societal structure where the government has assumed control of production and labor for the benefit of all. His initial confusion and disbelief gradually give way to understanding, setting the stage for his exploration of this new world and the insights it offers regarding the challenges of his own time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898
EBook No.: 624
Published: Aug 1, 1996
Downloads: 13642
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Utopias -- Fiction
Subject: Social problems -- Fiction
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
Subject: Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
Subject: Utopian fiction
Subject: Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.