When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells
"When the Sleeper Wakes" by H. G. Wells is a dystopian science fiction novel published in 1899. A man falls into a coma and awakens 203 years later in a transformed London, discovering he has become the world's richest man. His accumulated wealth has been used to build a vast new order that controls half the world. As he navigates this strange future society, he must confront whether to accept his role
as figurehead or challenge the oppressive system built in his name. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
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| Title | When the Sleeper Wakes |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sleeper_Awakes |
| Credits | Produced by John Bean, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | London (England) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Time travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Twenty-first century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dystopias -- Fiction |
| Subject | Technological innovations -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 775 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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