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 one of the most commercially successful novels of the nineteenth century, selling more than two hundred thousand copies when it was first published in 1888 and one million copies by the end of the century.
This Warbler Classics edition includes commentary by eminent American historian Lewis Mumford and a detailed biographical timeline of Edward Bellamy’s life and work.
Table of Content
Contents
Author’s Preface1
Chapter 13
Chapter 210
Chapter 314
Chapter 421
Chapter 526
Chapter 633
Chapter 736
Chapter 842
Chapter 947
Chapter 1055
Chapter 1161
Chapter 1268
Chapter 1377
Chapter 1485
Chapter 1590
Chapter 1697
Chapter 17102
Chapter 18110
Chapter 19113
Chapter 20119
Chapter 21122
Chapter 22127
Chapter 23138
Chapter 24141
Chapter 25143
Chapter 26152
Chapter 27164
Chapter 28172
On Looking Backward by Lewis Mumford186
Biographical Timeline189
About the author
Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a broad career as a writer. Mumford made signal contributions to social philosophy, American literary and cultural history, and the history of technology.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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