The Sleeper Awakes
H. G. Wells's The Sleeper Awakes is a time-travel fiction and Victorian science fiction novel. Key subjects include time travel, twenty-first century, dystopias and technological innovations.
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About The Sleeper Awakes
"The Sleeper Awakes" by H. G. Wells is a dystopian science fiction novel published in 1899 and revised in 1910. A man falls into a coma in 1897 London and awakens 203 years later to discover he has become the world's wealthiest person. His fortune has been used to create a vast plutocratic order controlling half the world. Caught between rival factions and revolutionary forces, he must navigate a nightmarish future society where workers live in misery and his own role as figurehead threatens humanity's freedom.
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Who wrote The Sleeper Awakes?
The Sleeper Awakes was written by H. G. Wells.
What genre is The Sleeper Awakes?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel, Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.
Is The Sleeper Awakes free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of The Sleeper Awakes?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 8 h 14 min.
What books are similar to The Sleeper Awakes?
Readers who like it often enjoy Anthem, The Time Traders and Key Out of Time.
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