Project Gutenberg 2024-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 495 Harbou, Thea von 1888 1954 Von Harbou, Thea Gaughan, Jack 1930 1985 Gaughan, John Brian Francis Gaughan Metropolis $aNew York, NY :$bAce Books, $c1927, copyright 1963. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(novel) Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Metropolis" by Thea von Harbou is a science fiction novel written in the late 1920s. The narrative is set in a futuristic urban landscape in the year 2026 A.D., exploring profound themes of class struggle, technology, and humanity's relationship with machinery. The story primarily follows Freder, the son of the city’s powerful ruler, as he grapples with his feelings for a mysterious woman who embodies the spirit of the oppressed working class. The opening of "Metropolis" immerses readers in a vividly described, chaotic world where Freder plays the grand organ amidst the cosmic dance of stars, overwhelmed by longing for an unknown girl. Soon, his idyllic existence is disrupted by a vision of laborers—a grim reminder of the human cost of the mechanical city. As he descends from his lofty workshop to encounter the stark realities of his father's industrial regime, Freder is thrust into a conflict of ideals, questioning the oppressive systems that fuel the metropolis. This complex interplay between man, machine, and society unfolds with rich symbolism, suggesting deep moral questions about progress and the sacrifices it demands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/TheaVonHarbou19271963Mertopolis/Thea%20Von%20Harbou%20%281927-1963%29%20Mertopolis/ 20240316065237vonharbou 1927 US Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PT Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: German Literature 478746 2025-06-29T07:34:50.935137 text/html 453805 2024-07-15T08:39:53 text/html 585536 2025-06-29T07:34:57.805139 application/epub+zip 585344 2025-06-29T07:34:52.457136 application/epub+zip 336926 2025-06-29T07:34:51.552121 application/epub+zip 952112 2025-06-29T07:35:01.832054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 927526 2025-06-29T07:34:57.226094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446908 2025-06-29T07:34:49.567138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 427075 2024-07-15T08:39:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16531 2025-06-29T07:35:01.976092 application/rdf+xml 26190 2025-06-29T07:34:51.850115 image/jpeg 4333 2025-06-29T07:34:51.699160 image/jpeg 1113192 2025-06-29T07:34:50.983103 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 en.wikipedia