Bellamy, Edward 1850-1898 creator text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887" by Edward Bellamy is a utopian science fiction novel published in 1888. When Julian West falls into a hypnotic sleep in 1887 Boston, he awakens 113 years later to find America transformed into a socialist utopia. Through conversations with his guide, Doctor Leete, West discovers a radically reimagined society where industry is nationalized, goods are equally distributed, and citizens retire at 45. This bestselling novel sparked a political mass movement and inspired over 162 discussion clubs across America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Sequel: Equality Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking_Backward Release date is 1996-08-01 Produced by Charles Keller. HTML version by Al Haines. Original publication data not identified Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Time travel -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Utopian fiction Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/624 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/624 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133034.0 624