description: 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).
language: English
title: Looking Backward: 2000-1887
titlecomplete: Looking Backward: 2000-1887
characters: Dr. Pillsbury, Dr. Leete, Edith Leete, Julian West, Sawyer, Edith Bartlett, Mr. Barton, Mrs. Leete
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Politics, Philosophy, Utopia, Literature, Classics, Time Travel, 19th Century, Dystopia
ratings_count: 5970
places: Boston, Massachusetts, The United States of America
publisher: Signet Classics