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Save:In "Looking Backward: 2000-1887" by Edward Bellamy, the protagonist, Julian West, falls into a hypnotic sleep in 1887 and wakes up in the year 2000. He finds himself in a socialist utopia where all social hierarchies and injustices have been abolished. Through dialogue with the people of the future, Julian learns about the reformed society and the advancements made over the past century. The book serves as a utopian manifesto wrapped in a thinly plotted Victorian romance novel, providing a glimpse into a potential future society and reflecting Bellamy's social beliefs.
I FIRST saw the light in the city of Boston in the year 1857. “What!” you say, “eighteen fifty-seven? That is an odd slip. He means nineteen fifty-seven, of course.” I beg pardon, but there is no mist...
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