Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy

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Author Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898
Title Looking Backward: 2000-1887
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Summary "Looking Backward: 2000-1887" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Julian West, a wealthy man from the 19th century, who unexpectedly falls into a deep sleep and awakens in the year 2000, where he discovers a transformed society organized around principles of equality and cooperation, devoid of the class struggles that characterized his original time. The book ultimately explores themes of social reform, economics, and the potential for creating a more equitable world. At the start of "Looking Backward," the protagonist Julian West reminisces about his life in 19th-century Boston, revealing the stark class divisions and the discontent that plagued society during his era. He is engaged to the beautiful Edith Bartlett, with the expectation of a comfortable life ahead. However, before he can marry her, he finds himself ensnared in the strikes and increasing labor unrest that characterize his world. After a troubling night spent attempting to find rest, he undergoes a mysterious and prolonged sleep, which sets the stage for his awakening into a utopian future where he learns about the advancements and changes that have taken place over the century he spent asleep. The opening portion effectively sets up the contrasts between the two worlds and foreshadows Julian's exploration of a new social order that challenges the inequalities of his past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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
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EBook-No. 25439
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 3, 2021
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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