Project Gutenberg 2002-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 1088 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance Transcribed from the 1908 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price "News from Nowhere; Or, An Epoch of Rest" by William Morris is a utopian romance first published in the late 19th century. The narrative introduces readers to a transformed society, chronicling the possibilities of an ideal world that arises after a revolution and the subsequent banishment of capitalism and industrialization. The story primarily focuses on the main character, who, after a discontented evening contemplating society’s future, mysteriously awakens in this new utopia filled with beauty, harmony, and a return to nature. The opening of the book sets the stage for the protagonist's unexpected transition from his troubled present to a serene and vibrant future. Initially, he expresses his dissatisfaction with society during a discussion with friends, yearning to witness a day free of the issues plaguing their civilization. Following a troubled night of sleep, he awakens to find it is summer instead of winter, and everything around him is transformed. He encounters new characters, including a friendly waterman who invites him to explore this idyllic world where community, kindness, and flourishing craftsmanship replace the previous crudeness and pollution of urban life. This shift ignites a sense of curiosity and wonder in the protagonist as he begins to comprehend the profound changes around him—both in the environment and the people he meets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Utopias HX Text Fantasy Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 472416 472309 2024-10-02T07:41:24.893813 2023-10-02T07:05:11.587060 text/html text/html 480309 2020-04-20T09:57:48 text/html 173300 2020-04-20T09:58:04 text/html application/zip 256800 2024-10-02T07:41:33.407768 application/epub+zip 262116 2024-10-02T07:41:28.292833 application/epub+zip 241702 2024-10-02T07:41:27.012857 application/epub+zip 506530 2024-10-02T07:41:37.837752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472188 2024-10-02T07:41:32.627808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459762 2022-09-02T09:07:04.794135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450631 450575 2024-10-02T07:41:24.160876 2023-10-02T07:05:10.954976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 450412 2020-04-20T09:57:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169215 2020-04-20T09:58:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19947 2024-10-02T07:41:37.968709 application/rdf+xml 17023 2024-10-02T07:41:27.571780 image/jpeg 3982 2024-10-02T07:41:27.284789 image/jpeg 252516 2024-10-02T07:41:24.945808 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