The Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804-1881 creator text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Voyage of Captain Popanilla" by Benjamin Disraeli is a satirical novel published in 1828. When Popanilla discovers books washed ashore on his idyllic island, he becomes obsessed with "progress" and development. Banished for his revolutionary ideas, he voyages to the supposedly civilized nation of Vraibleusia, where he encounters economic absurdities, bizarre customs, and a patched-up talking statue that controls the stock market. This allegorical fantasy, influenced by Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," lampoons contemporary British society, including colonial ambitions and economic policies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popanilla Release date is 2005-04-01 Produced by K. Kay Shearin, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Utopias -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7816 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7816 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133213.0 7816