We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. "The Father of Science Fiction" was also a staunch socialist, and his later works are increasingly political and didactic. Today, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the science fiction genre thanks to such novels as “The Time Machine” (1895), “The Invisible Man” (1897), and “The War of the Worlds” (1898). Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary.
A fantastic science fiction novel from the father of the genre, “The Sleeper Awakes” is highly recommended for those with a love of dystopian fiction and is not to be missed by fans of Wells' work. However, with his wildest dreams also come his gravest nightmares. A man sleeps for 200 years and wakes up in a transformed London to find that, due to the compound interest of his bank account, he is the richest man in the world. Wells' 1910 dystopian novel, “The Sleeper Awakes”. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
Wells (1866–1946) was an English writer who was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
Presented here are the two unabridged editions – original and revised – of this great classic with all of their revisions and additions. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. "When The Sleeper Awakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world.
This eBook edition of "When the Sleeper Awakes" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.
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