The Herland Trilogy: Moving the Mountain, Herland, With Her in Ourland (Utopian Classic) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Feminist Utopian Expedition: Parthenogenesis and Social ReformBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Length19h 4m
About this audiobook
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Herland Trilogy gathers three landmark feminist utopias that imagine social reconstruction through reason, cooperation, and gender equality. Moving the Mountain projects a reformed America; Herland depicts an all-female society whose order exposes patriarchal assumptions; With Her in Ourland returns that vision to a troubled world. Written in clear, satirical, didactic prose, the trilogy belongs to the Progressive Era's utopian tradition while sharply revising it through feminist sociology. Gilman, best known for "The Yellow Wall-Paper" and Women and Economics, wrote from a life deeply marked by debates over marriage, motherhood, labor, and women's intellectual autonomy. Her reformist commitments, lectures, and journalism shaped these novels: they are not escapist fantasies but arguments in narrative form, testing how domestic arrangements, education, economics, and ethics might be remade when women are freed from subordination. This volume is recommended for readers interested in feminist literary history, speculative fiction, social theory, and the politics of utopia. Though some assumptions reflect Gilman's own historical limitations, the trilogy remains provocative, imaginative, and indispensable for understanding how early twentieth-century women writers used fiction to challenge the structure of modern society.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length19 hrs 4 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Herland Trilogy: Moving the Mountain, Herland, With Her in Ourland (Utopian Classic) (Annotated)
22CHAPTER 3. A Peculiar Imprisonment
2Introduction
23CHAPTER 5. A Unique History
3Author Biography
24CHAPTER 7. Our Growing Modesty
4Historical Context
25CHAPTER 9. Our Relations and Theirs
5Synopsis (Selection)
26CHAPTER 11. Our Difficulties
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6Moving the Mountain
27With Her in Ourland: sequel to Herland
7Preface
28Chapter 1 The Return
8Chapter 1.
29Chapter 2 War
9Chapter 2.
30Chapter 3 A Journey of Inspection
10Chapter 3
31Chapter 4 Nearing Home
11Chapter 4.
32Chapter 5 My Country
12Chapter 5.
33Chapter 6 The Diagnosis
13Chapter 6
34Chapter 7 In Our Homes
14Chapter 7
35Chapter 8 More Diagnosis
15Chapter 8
36Chapter 9
16Chapter 9
37Chapter 10
17Chapter 10
38Chapter 11
18Chapter 11
39Chapter 12
19Chapter 12.
40Analysis
20Herland
41Reflection
21CHAPTER 1. A Not Unnatural Enterprise
42Memorable Quotes
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