Looking Backward: 2000 to 1887 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781605200989)

Originally published in 1888, Looking Backward is Edward Bellamy's most famous work. The story revolves around Julian West, a man who falls asleep near the end of the 19th century and wakes up in the year 2000. During the time he slept, the United States became a socialist utopia. The majority of the book is a vehicle for Bellamy to expound upon his ideas about societal improvement. Americans in his year 2000 work fewer hours, retire early, and receive all they need from the government. Entertaining and oddly prophetic in some ways, Bellamy's vision of the future from the perspective of the late 19th century is highly engaging. American author EDWARD BELLAMY (1850-1898) also wrote Dr. Heidenhoff's Process (1880), Equality (1897), and The Duke of Stockbridge (1900).

Author: Edward Bellamy
ISBN-10: 1605200980
ISBN-13: 9781605200989
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d