![]() ![]() His subsequent novels, including "The Time Machine," "The Island of Doctor Moreau," "The Invisible Man," and "The First Men in the Moon," continue Wells' exploration of social progress and the dark potential of science and technology. In what is essentially a story of radical socialism gone bad, this new, mechanized London has been reduced to a highly regimented society of mental and physical slaves under a totalitarian, power-hungry group of elite. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. ![]() ![]() The story concerns a Victorian Englishman who falls into a trance, and awakens to find himself in a terrifying London of the future. The sleeper awakes (Sphere science fiction) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. With the publication of "When the Sleeper Wakes" in 1899, later republished under the title "The Sleeper Awakes," Wells gave the world its first dystopia novel. One work in particular marked a watershed moment in the English author's career. It is the first of a series of books which I have written at. Wells (1866-1946) produced a vast collection of important works on the topics of scientific progress, politics, history and social commentary. THIS book, The Sleeper Awakes, was written in that remote and comparatively happy year, 1898. One of the patriarchs of the science fiction genre, H. ![]()
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