| A Modern Utopia Contributor(s): Wells, H. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1420943200 ISBN-13: 9781420943207 Publisher: Digireads.com OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: 321.07 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 154 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although best known for his scientific romances that paved the way for the modern science fiction genre, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) produced significant works on politics, society, science and history. Thanks in part to his teacher, T. H. Huxley, Wells became quite interested in the works of well known scientists like Charles Darwin, and admired their ability to imagine and think beyond their times. When writing his 1905 novel, "A Modern Utopia", Wells drew upon Darwinism to trace humanity's evolution and create something like a world state on a distant planet that is identical to Earth. This novel, which blends fiction and philosophy, presents a socialistic Utopian society, in which the whole world shares a common language, capital punishment has been abolished, there is gender equality, and every individual shares the plan for "comprehensive onward development". While acknowledging that a modern Utopia is essentially impossible, Wells comes close to such a world in this fascinating and eerily prophetic novel. |