The Essential Writings of Edward Bellamy
Looking Backward, Equality, Dr. Heidenhoff's Process, Miss Ludington's Sister, With The Eyes Shut…By Edward Bellamy
Length56h 37m
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The Essential Writings of Edward Bellamy compiles the significant works of a seminal figure in American utopian literature, presenting his visionary ideas that challenge the socio-economic structures of the late 19th century. With a distinctive style that marries polemic with narrative, Bellamy's prose is engaging and accessible, offering readers not only a critique of capitalism but a detailed vision of a cooperative society. The book showcases his most influential work, Looking Backward, presenting a compelling argument for socialism through a futuristic lens that critiques the inequalities of his era while promoting a harmonious, idealized alternative. Edward Bellamy was a prominent novelist and social critic born in 1850, whose experiences as a journalist and observer of industrial society informed his literary work. His vision for a better society was propelled by reactive sentiments against burgeoning industrial capitalism and its attendant woes. This amalgamation of personal convictions and literary aspirations culminated in a body of work that has persevered over a century, influencing social movements and literary imaginations alike. This essential collection is not merely a reflection of Bellamy's era but a crucial examination of issues that resonate today. Readers intrigued by themes of social justice, economic equity, and utopian ideals will find in Bellamy's writings both inspiration and a call to action, making this anthology an indispensable read for anyone invested in the discourse surrounding societal reform.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length56 hrs 37 mins
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Publish dateDec 1, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Essential Writings of Edward Bellamy
73Chapter IV
2Author’s Preface
74Chapter V
3Chapter 1
75Chapter VI
4Chapter 2
76Chapter VII
5Chapter 3
77Chapter VIII
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6Chapter 4
78Chapter IX
7Chapter 5
79Chapter X
8Chapter 6
80Chapter XI
9Chapter 7
81Chapter XII
10Chapter 8
82Chapter I
11Chapter 9
83Chapter II
12Chapter 10
84Chapter III
13Chapter 11
85Chapter IV
14Chapter 12
86Chapter V
15Chapter 13
87Chapter VI
16Chapter 14
88Chapter VII
17Chapter 15
89Chapter VIII
18Chapter 16
90Chapter IX
19Chapter 17
91Chapter X
20Chapter 18
92Chapter XI
21Chapter 19
93Chapter XII
22Chapter 20
94Chapter XIII
23Chapter 21
95Chapter XIV
24Chapter 22
96Chapter XV
25Chapter 23
97Chapter First. The March of the Minute Men
26Chapter 24
98Chapter Second. Nine Years After
27Chapter 25
99Chapter Third. The Tavern-Jail at Barrington
28Chapter 26
100Chapter Fourth. The People Ask Bread and Receive a Stone
29Chapter 27
101Chapter Fifth. That Means Rebellion!
30Chapter 28
102Chapter Sixth. Perez Defines His Position
31Preface
103Chapter Seventh. The First Encounter
32Chapter I. A sharp cross-examiner
104Chapter Eighth. Great Goings on at Barrington
33Chapter II. Why the revolution did not come earlier
105Chapter Ninth. Judge Dwight's Signature
34Chapter III. I acquire a stake in the country
106Chapter Tenth. Great Goings at Barrington Continued
35Chapter IV. A twentieth-century bank parlor
107Chapter Eleventh. End of the Goings on at Barrington
36Chapter V. I experience a new sensation
108Chapter Twelfth. A Fair Suppliant
37Chapter VI. Honi soit qui mal y pense
109Chapter Thirteenth. A Praise Meeting
38Chapter VII. A string of surprises
110Chapter Fourteeth. Perez Goes to Meeting
39Chapter VIII. The greatest wonder yet-fashion dethroned
111Chapter Fifteenth. What Happened After Meeting
40Chapter IX. Something that had not changed
112Chapter Sixteenth. An Auction Sale and Its Consequences
41Chapter X. A midnight plunge
113Chapter Seventeenth. Plots and Counterplots
42Chapter XI. Life the basis of the right of property
114Chapter Eighteenth. Lex Talionis
43Chapter XII. How inequality of wealth destroys liberty
115Chapter Nineteenth. Perez Gets His Title
44Chapter XIII. Private capital stolen from the social fund
116Chapter Twentieth. Two Critical Interviews
45Chapter XIV. We look over my collection of harnesses
117Chapter Twenty-first. Husking
46Chapter XV. What we were coming to but for the revolution
118Chapter Twenty-second. Brace of Proclamations
47Chapter XVI. An excuse that condemned
119Chapter Twenty-third. Snow-Bound
48Chapter XVII. The revolution saves private property from monopoly
120Chapter Twenty-fourth. The Battle of West Stockbridge
49Chapter XVIII. An echo of the past
121Chapter Twenty-fifth. A Game of Bluff
50Chapter XIX. "Can a maid forget her ornaments?"
122Chapter Twenty-sixth. The Restoration
51Chapter XX. What the revolution did for women
123Chapter Twenty-seventh. Some Real Fighting
52Chapter XXI. At the gymnasium
124Short Stories
53Chapter XXII. Economic suicide of the profit system
125The Blindman's World
54Chapter XXIII. "The parable of the water tank"
126I
55Chapter XXIV. I am shown all the kingdoms of the Earth
127II
56Chapter XXV. The strikers
128III
57Chapter XXVI. Foreign commerce under profits; protection and free trade, or between the devil and the deep sea
129IV
58Chapter XXVII. Hostility of a system of vested interests to improvement
130V
59Chapter XXVIII. How the profit system nullified the benefit of inventions
131The Old Folks' Party
60Chapter XXIX. I receive an ovation
132The Cold Snap
61Chapter XXX. What universal culture means
133Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment
62Chapter XXXI. "Neither in this mountain nor at Jerusalem"
134A Summer Evening's Dream
63Chapter XXXII. Eritis sicut deus
135Potts's Painless Cure
64Chapter XXXIII. Several important matters overlooked
136I
65Chapter XXXIV. What started the revolution
137II
66Chapter XXXV. Why the revolution went slow at first but fast at last
138Deserted
67Chapter XXXVI. Theater-going in the twentieth century
139Hooking Watermelons
68Chapter XXXVII. The transition period
140A Positive Romance
69Chapter XXXVIII. The book of the blind
141Lost
70Chapter I
142With The Eyes Shut
71Chapter II
143At Pinney's Ranch
72Chapter III
144To Whom This May Come
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