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See a complete list of the characters in looking backward. Chapters 15 and 16 have an explanation of how free, independent public art and news outlets could be provided in a more. Click to read more about looking backward, 20001887 by edward bellamy. Looking backward from 2000 to 1887 by edward bellamy ebook by. I think that bellamys work was so popular with the middle class for a couple.
Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Julian west contrasts this scene to the libraries of the nineteenth century, when books were closely guarded and borrowing was difficult. The book tells the story of julian west, a young american who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosisinduced sleep and wakes up more than a century later. Looking backward audible audiobook unabridged edward bellamy author, edward lewis narrator, blackstone audio, inc. He says that the compulsory education of the nineteenth century has been extended in the twentieth century to the. It influenced many intellectuals, and appears by title in many socialist writings of the day.
For its time, this book and its future view was amazing. Looking backward is a futuristic novel by edward bellamy. Mar 02, 2012 looking backward ebook written by edward bellamy. Excerpt from edward belamy looking backward 1884 20001887 by edward bellamy. Written in the 1880s, looking backward 20001887 was one of the bestselling books of the 19th century. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of looking backward and what it means. The narrative follows julian west, who goes to sleep in boston in 1887 and wakes in the year 2000 to find that the era of competitive capitalism is long over, replaced by an era of cooperation. A summary of chapters 17 in edward bellamys looking backward. Librivox audio books free is an android app thats developed by a different company book design. Published in 1888, looking backward is the story of a young 19thcentury american who wakes up in the eve of the 21st century, in the year 2000.
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