When the Sleeper Awakes
Published in 1899, When the Sleeper Awakes is a time-travel fiction and Victorian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. The story is set in London, England. Key subjects include twenty-first century, technological innovations, time travel and dystopias.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 244 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 197 editions across 5 languages.
It runs to roughly 278 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.
About When the Sleeper Awakes
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made that make him the richest and most powerful man on Earth. But when he comes out of his trance he is horrified to discover that the money accumulated in his name is being used to maintain a hierarchal society in which most are poor, and more than a third of all people are enslaved. Oppressed and uneducated, the masses cling desperately to one dream – that the sleeper will awake, and lead them all to freedom.
Quick answers
Who wrote When the Sleeper Awakes?
When the Sleeper Awakes was written by H. G. Wells and first published in 1899.
What genre is When the Sleeper Awakes?
It is usually shelved as Time Travel, Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.
How long is When the Sleeper Awakes?
The median edition has 278 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to When the Sleeper Awakes?
Readers who like it often enjoy Anthem, The Time Traders and The Big Time.
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