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1) Equality
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Equality (1897) is a novel by Edward Bellamy. The sequel to Bellamy's bestselling novel Looking Backward, 2000-1887 (1888) is a product of decades of work on the socialist theories that captivated thousands of Americans and inspired the formation of the People's Party. Although Bellamy died before his vision could be realized, many of the ideas that circulate in Equality-including vegetarianism, feminism, and the abolition of private capital-continue...
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Julian West is an aristocrat in 19th century America. He has all that he would ever need, a happy engagement, wealth, and a pleasant place to live. Because of his comfortable place in society, Julian is unsympathetic to the plight of the middle and lower class, and even looks to their protests and strikes with distain and contempt. One day, to calm himself, he decides to be put in a hypnotic sleep by his doctor, in his own underground bunker. This...
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Musaicum Books presents to you a carefully created collection of Edward Bellamy's dystopian novels and other Sci-Fi stories.
Content:
Novels:
Looking Backward: 2000—1887
Equality
Dr. Heidenhoff's Process
Miss Ludington's Sister
The Duke of Stockbridge
Short Stories:
The Blindman's World
An Echo of Antietam
The Old Folks' Party
The Cold Snap
Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment
A Summer Evening's Dream
Potts's Painless Cure
A Love Story Reversed
Deserted
Hooking...
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In Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, what is, on the surface, a time travel love story quickly becomes a deep exploration of society, its values, and the proper role of government. Bellamy offers a utopian vision of the future in which industry is nationalized and wealth is equalized in a classless society. A work of huge consequence in its day, the novel shaped politics in both the U.S. and Europe and inspired a grassroots movement. It was also...
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