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Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

by Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898

BookID: 25439

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Science fictionUtopias -- FictionSocial problems -- FictionTime travel -- Fiction

Description

"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

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