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The Sleeper Awakes

Author
H. G. Wells
Series
Timeless Classic
Language
English
Length
224 pages
ISBN
9781907832628
Published
25 June 2018
Imprint
Fantastica
  • Science fiction
  • sci fi
  • h.g. wells
  • philosophy
  • adventure
  • action
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • time travel
  • future

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The novel tells the story of a man who sleeps for centuries and then wakes up in a future world that has been transformed by science and technology. The man, known as the sleeper, must adapt to this new world and find his place in it. The novel is a commentary on social and political issues of Wells's time, as well as a warning about the dangers of technology.

Author

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was born in Bromley, trained in biology under Huxley, and turned that laboratory habit into fiction. The Time Machine sent a Victorian into deep time; The War of the Worlds brought the sky down on the Home Counties. He wrote as if the future were a social problem with monsters attached. The novels argue while they entertain. A draper's son who made scientific romance a public language.

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