A Modern Utopia

By H. G. Wells
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Length6h 55m

About this audiobook

Two travelers are transported to a distant world that serves as a mirror to Earth’s own failures and potential. In this structured society, the chaos of human history is replaced by a deliberate, noble order that challenges every modern assumption. The encounter forces a deep philosophical reckoning with what it means to build a better world. It is a daring vision of a future that is as intellectually rigorous as it is imaginative.

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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (1.7K)
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GenreScience Fiction, Horror, Biography and Memoir
Length6 hrs 55 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1THE OWNER OF THE VOICE
2CHAPTER THE FIRST Topographical
3CHAPTER THE SECOND Concerning Freedoms
4CHAPTER THE THIRD Utopian Economics
5CHAPTER THE FOURTH The Voice of Nature
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6CHAPTER THE FIFTH Failure in a Modern Utopia
7CHAPTER THE SIXTH Women in a Modern Utopia
8CHAPTER THE SEVENTH A Few Utopian Impressions
9CHAPTER THE EIGHTH My Utopian Self
10CHAPTER THE NINTH The Samurai
11CHAPTER THE TENTH Race in Utopia
12CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH The Bubble Bursts
13APPENDIX SCEPTICISM OF THE INSTRUMENT
14IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER

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