Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 128 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 Equality Sequel to "Looking Backward." Reading ease score: 51.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Thomas Berger, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "EQUALITY" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written during the late 19th century that explores themes of social justice and economic equality through a futuristic lens. The narrative follows Julian West, a wealthy young man from the year 1887 who, after a bizarre incident of sleeping through 113 years of history in a hidden chamber, awakens in a transformed world of 2000 where economic disparities have been eradicated. This new society is built on principles of cooperation and national service, replacing the previous capitalist system with one of public ownership and economic equality. At the start of the novel, we see Julian's confusion and awe as he learns about the societal changes that occurred during his long slumber. Introduced to Dr. Leete and his daughter Edith, Julian navigates the complexities of this new world where prosperity and welfare are no longer privileges of the few but shared directly among all citizens. In a series of enlightening conversations, he initially struggles with the idea of an equal happy society, contrasting it starkly with the harsh realities of his own time filled with extreme wealth disparity and the oppression of the working class. As the narrative unfolds, Julian's adaptation to his newfound reality reveals profound critiques of the socioeconomic structures of the 19th century, making this opening a compelling reflection on the potential for a more equitable society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Utopias -- Fiction Political fiction Utopian fiction Socialism -- Fiction HX PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Politics Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Sociology Browsing: Fiction 955908 954338 2024-10-03T12:55:20.670892 2023-10-04T03:46:47.878219 text/html text/html 949122 2015-02-07T21:21:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 334304 2015-02-07T21:24:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 405984 2024-10-03T12:55:30.535611 application/epub+zip 420544 2024-10-03T12:55:22.806652 application/epub+zip 420543 2024-10-03T12:55:21.493710 application/epub+zip 681146 2024-10-03T12:55:36.797630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 648033 2024-10-03T12:55:29.719635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626194 2022-09-04T05:27:11.428004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 932560 932469 2024-10-03T12:55:19.393726 2023-10-04T03:46:46.819201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 932809 2015-02-07T21:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332303 2015-02-07T21:24:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21541 2024-10-03T12:55:36.929564 application/rdf+xml 10213 2024-10-03T12:55:22.079663 image/jpeg 2781 2024-10-03T12:55:21.782649 image/jpeg 397665 2024-10-03T12:55:20.750672 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