A Modern Utopia

Author(s): H. G. Wells

Genre(s): General Fiction, *non-fiction, Political Science

Narrators: Alisson Veldhuis, Humanode, Daniel George, Bill Boerst, Elena, Felicity C, Caeliveres, Hearmeout7, CalmDragon

Number of Chapters: 21

Length: 10 hours and 11 minutes

Language: English

H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that would increasingly preoccupy him throughout the remainder of his life. One of his most ambitious early attempts at portraying a world state was A Modern Utopia (1905). A Modern Utopia was intended as a hybrid between fiction and 'philosophical discussion'. Like most utopists, he has indicated a series of modifications which in his opinion would increase the aggregate of human happiness. Basically, Wells' idea of a perfect world would be if everyone were able to live a happy life. This book is written with an intimate knowledge of former ideal commonwealths and is a conscious attempt to describe a utopia that is not utopian. (Summary by Wikipedia)