Looking Backward: 2000-1887: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bellamy, Edward (1850–1898).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Looking Backward: 2000-1887
- Author credits: Bellamy, Edward (1850–1898)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Social problems -- Fiction
- Time travel -- Fiction
- Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction
- Utopian fiction
- Utopias -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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