Description: Difficult to find edition of a foundational SF novel. Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian science fiction novel by the American journalist and writer Edward Bellamy first published in 1888. The book was translated into several languages, and in short order "sold a million copies." According to a 2021 essay in The New York Times, "In the 19th-century United States, only Uncle Tom’s Cabin sold more copies in its first years than 'Looking Backward.'" Bellamy's book influenced many intellectuals, and appears by title in many socialist writings of the day. "It is one of the few books ever published that created almost immediately on its appearance a political mass movement." In the United States alone, over 162 "Bellamy Clubs" sprang up to discuss and propagate the book's ideas. Owing to its commitment to the nationalization of private property and the desire to avoid use of the term "socialism," this political movement came to be known as Nationalism (not to be confused with the political ideology of nationalism). The novel also inspired several utopian communities.
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1917
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Author: Edward Bellamy
Region: North America
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Topic: Science Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
