Sleeper Awakes
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In the dystopian vision of H. G. Wells' novel The Sleeper Awakes (1910), a man awakes to a London where all he knew has radically changed after his sleep of two hundred and three years. Due to the wonders of compound interest, he is now this later world's richest man. As a committed socialist and futurist, he now sees his dreams realized and revealed to him in all their abhorrent and frightful glory.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1519182287
ISBN13:9781519182289
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:102 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"
Related Subjects
Greed Oppression Power Dynamics Rebellion Revolution Social Inequality Dystopian 13 - 17 Years Classics FictionCustomer Reviews
2 ratings
Very inventive
Published by Estelle , 2 years ago
Considering when it was written, the author creates a futuristic society that appears good but has flaws like any other city. The inventions were interesting and the problems between the elite and the impoverished was depicted well. The sleeper's observation of what is going on around him is amusing because he is from a very different time. Good read.
when the sleeper wakes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
When the Sleeper Wakes was a pretty good book. It was a little boring in some spots though. This wasn't one of H.G. Wells' better stories. I reccomend others like the Invisible Man or The War of the Worlds or The Time Machine.
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The (Surprisingly) Powerful Influence of H.G. Wells on Modern Day America
Published by Beth Clark • September 21, 2018
A hundred years ago, novelist H.G. Wells predicted that science would be "king of the world." Titanic's Jack Dawson may take issue with that claim, but he’d have a tough time disputing the compelling influence Wells had on politics, society, and the future that extended far beyond the literary realm. Considering Wells is one the founding fathers of sci-fi (along with Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs) and the author of The Time Machine, The Invisible man, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds, that's saying something.
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