Looking Backward: 2000-1887 by Edward Bellamy | Audiobook

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Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial : https://esound.space/audible Title: Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Author: Edward Bellamy Narrator: Caroline Collins Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 12-24-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary Summary: "Looking Backward" is a futuristic novel by Edward Bellamy. It tells the story of Julian West, a young American, who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts), but in a totally changed world: it is the year 2000 and, while he was sleeping, the United States have been transformed into a socialist utopia. The remainder of the story lines out Bellamy's thoughts about improving the future. The major themes include problems associated with capitalism, a proposed socialist solution of a nationalization of all industry, the use of an "industrial army" to organize production and distribution, as well as how to ensure free cultural production under such conditions. Edward Bellamy (1850-1898) was an American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel, "Looking Backward". ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature Contact: [email protected]