Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bellamy, Edward (1850–1898).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887" by Edward Bellamy is a utopian science fiction novel published in 1888. When Julian West falls into a hypnotic sleep in 1887 Boston, he awakens 113 years later to find America 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 retire at 45. This bestselling novel sparked a political mass movement and inspired over 162 discussion clubs across America.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Looking Backward, 2000 to 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
Gutenberg collections
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Science Fiction
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