Project Gutenberg 2005-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 60 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 Kari, J. K. 1868 1921 Vuonna 2000: Katsaus vuoteen 1887 Reading ease score: 30.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe. "Vuonna 2000: Katsaus vuoteen 1887" by Edward Bellamy is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The book explores a dystopian vision of the future, focusing on societal issues and critiques of the existing class system. The protagonist, Julian West, unexpectedly wakes up in the year 2000 after a prolonged period of unconsciousness, allowing him to compare the radical societal changes with the inequalities of his own time. The opening of the novel sets the stage for Julian West's unique journey. He begins by recounting his life as a wealthy individual in late 19th century Boston, where he blindly enjoyed the luxuries afforded by the labor of others. As the narrative unfolds, West is drawn into a deeper understanding of his society's disparities through his creation of an underground chamber. When he awakens, he discovers that he has slept for over a century, during which time profound social transformations have occurred. The new world he encounters is marked by equity and cooperation, contrasting sharply with the individualistic and exploitative nature of his own past. The beginning of the book captures his astonishment and confusion as he grapples with the reality of this future society, raising questions about the nature of progress and human dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Time travel -- Fiction Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction Utopian fiction Two thousand, A.D. -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 553087 551907 2024-10-07T11:51:38.225989 2023-09-07T12:03:24.326490 text/html text/html 522046 2020-12-12T12:57:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192899 2020-12-12T12:57:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 287614 2024-10-07T11:51:46.873933 application/epub+zip 293739 2024-10-07T11:51:41.659960 application/epub+zip 272978 2024-10-07T11:51:40.381991 application/epub+zip 520989 2024-10-07T11:51:51.311916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485363 2024-10-07T11:51:46.088921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433559 2022-09-08T06:59:33.912946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538450 538378 2024-10-07T11:51:37.534973 2023-09-07T12:03:23.778488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 512617 2020-12-12T12:57:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191354 2020-12-12T12:57:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21893 2024-10-07T11:51:51.851895 application/rdf+xml 13574 2024-10-07T11:51:40.929964 image/jpeg 3053 2024-10-07T11:51:40.655963 image/jpeg 284879 2024-10-07T11:51:38.277961 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia