The Sleeper Awakes: A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

The Sleeper Awakes: A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946).

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"The Sleeper Awakes" by H. G. Wells is a dystopian science fiction novel published in 1899 and revised in 1910. A man falls into a coma in 1897 London and awakens 203 years later to discover he has become the world's wealthiest person. His fortune has been used to create a vast plutocratic order controlling half the world. Caught between rival factions and revolutionary forces, he must navigate a nightmarish future society where workers live in misery and his own role as figurehead threatens humanity's freedom.

Book and edition facts

• Title: The Sleeper Awakes: A Revised Edition of When the Sleeper Wakes
• Author credits: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Dystopias -- Fiction
• London (England) -- Fiction
• Science fiction
• Technological innovations -- Fiction
• Time travel -- Fiction
• Twenty-first century -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Category: British Literature
• Category: Novels
• Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
• Science Fiction

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