Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy
"Looking Backward: 2000-1887" by Edward Bellamy is a utopian science fiction novel published in 1888. The story follows Julian West, a young American who falls into a deep sleep in 1887 and awakens 113 years later to find the United States transformed into a socialist utopia. Through conversations with his guide, Doctor Leete, West discovers a radically reimagined society where industry is nationalized, goods are equally distributed, and citizens enjoy unprecedented leisure
and prosperity. The novel sparked a political mass movement and inspired over 162 discussion clubs across America. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898 |
|---|---|
| Title | Looking Backward: 2000-1887 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| 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 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 25439 |
| Release Date | May 12, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 3, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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