When the Sleeper Awakes: Book Guide, Author and Facts
When the Sleeper Awakes by H. G. Wells — plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made that make him the richest and most powerful man on Earth. But when he comes out of his trance he is horrified to discover that the money accumulated in his name is being used to maintain a hierarchal society in which most are poor, and more than a third of all people are enslaved. Oppressed and uneducated, the masses cling desperately to one dream – that the sleeper will awake, and lead them all to freedom.
Quick facts about When the Sleeper Awakes
- Title: When the Sleeper Awakes
- Author: H. G. Wells
- First published: 1899
- Genre: fiction, twenty-first century, technological innovations
- OpenLibrary ID: OL52151W
Where to read When the Sleeper Awakes
When the Sleeper Awakes by H. G. Wells is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is When the Sleeper Awakes about?
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years.
Who wrote When the Sleeper Awakes?
When the Sleeper Awakes was written by H. G. Wells.
When was When the Sleeper Awakes published?
When the Sleeper Awakes was first published in 1899.
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