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
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
Most Recently Updated Dec 2, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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