Author: | H.G. WELLS | ISBN: | 1230000107650 |
Publisher: | Grasshopper books | Publication: | February 15, 2013 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | H.G. WELLS |
ISBN: | 1230000107650 |
Publisher: | Grasshopper books |
Publication: | February 15, 2013 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
THE SLEEPER AWAKES
BY
H.G. WELLS
A REVISED VERSION OF "WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES"
The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore him, and their masters – the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name – do not want him breathing...
THE SLEEPER AWAKES
BY
H.G. WELLS
A REVISED VERSION OF "WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES"
The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore him, and their masters – the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name – do not want him breathing...