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Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

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Number of Chapters: 17

Length: 7 hours and 45 minutes

Language: English

Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, first published in 1888. It was the third largest bestseller of its time, after Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

The book tells the story of Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up more than a century later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts) but in a totally changed world: It is the year 2000 and, while he was sleeping, the U.S.A. has been transformed into a socialist utopia. This book outlines Bellamy's complex thoughts about improving the future, and is an indictment of industrial capitalism. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)

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01 - Preface & Chapter 1 (Anna Simon)
02 - Chapter 2 & 3 (Anna Simon)
03 - Chapter 4 & 5 (Anna Simon)
04 - Chapter 6 & 7 (Anna Simon)
05 - Chapter 8 & 9 (Anna Simon)
06 - Chapter 10 & 11 (Anna Simon)
07 - Chapter 12 (Anna Simon)
08 - Chapter 13 & 14 (Anna Simon)
09 - Chapter 15 & 16 (Anna Simon)
10 - Chapter 17 & 18 (Anna Simon)
11 - Chapter 19, 20 & 21 (Anna Simon)
12 - Chapter 22 (Anna Simon)
13 - Chapter 23 & 24 (Anna Simon)
14 - Chapter 25 (Anna Simon)
15 - Chapter 26 (Anna Simon)
16 - Chapter 27 (Anna Simon)
17 - Chapter 28 (Anna Simon)
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