WHEN THE SLEEPER AWAKES (A Dystopian Sci-Fi Classic) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. He wakes after 203 years to a transformed London of vast wealth, rigid control, and grim prophecyBy H. G. Wells
Length19h 53m
About this audiobook
When the Sleeper Awakes is a seminal dystopian romance in which Graham, an ordinary Victorian gentleman, falls into a trance and awakens two centuries later to find himself the legal master of a vast, dehumanized world. Wells fuses scientific speculation, political allegory, and melodramatic adventure, imagining aerial warfare, mass entertainment, urban gigantism, and corporate tyranny. Written at the fin de siècle, the novel belongs to the formative moment of modern science fiction, translating anxieties about capitalism, technology, and empire into a prophetic urban nightmare. H. G. Wells, trained in biology under T. H. Huxley and deeply engaged with socialist and Fabian debates, repeatedly used fiction as an instrument of social diagnosis. His concern with evolution, class conflict, and the future of industrial civilization shaped this narrative, which extends the critical energies of The Time Machine into a more explicitly political vision of modernity's possible degeneration. Readers interested in dystopian literature, speculative futurism, and the genealogy of twentieth-century science fiction will find this novel indispensable. Though sometimes urgent and uneven, it remains intellectually vivid: a restless warning about wealth, spectacle, and the fragility of democratic hope.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreDystopia, Science Fiction
Length19 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 5, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
31THE SLEEPER AWAKES (Revised Edition)
2Introduction
32Preface
3Synopsis
33Chapter I. Insomnia
4Historical Context
34Chapter II. The Trance
5Author Biography
35Chapter III. The Awakening
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6WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES
36Chapter IV. The Sound of a Tumult
7Chapter I. Insomnia
37Chapter V. The Moving Ways
8Chapter II. The Trance
38Chapter VI. The Hall of the Atlas
9Chapter III. The Awakening
39Chapter VII. In the Silent Rooms
10Chapter IV. The Sound of a Tumult
40Chapter VIII. The Roof Spaces
11Chapter V. The Moving Ways
41Chapter IX. The People March
12Chapter VI. The Hall of the Atlas
42Chapter X. The Battle of the Darkness
13Chapter VII. In the Silent Rooms
43Chapter XI. The Old Man Who Knew Everything
14Chapter VIII. The Roof Spaces
44Chapter XII. Ostrog
15Chapter IX. The People March
45Chapter XIII. The End of the Old Order
16Chapter X. The Battle of the Darkness
46Chapter XIV. From the Crow’s Nest
17Chapter XI. The Old Man Who Knew Everything
47Chapter XV. Prominent People
18Chapter XII. Ostrog
48Chapter XVI. The Monoplane
19Chapter XIII. The End of the Old Order
49Chapter XVII. Three Days
20Chapter XIV. From the Crow’s Nest
50Chapter XVIII. Graham Remembers
21Chapter XV. Prominent People
51Chapter XIX. Ostrog’s Point of View
22Chapter XVI. The Aerophile
52Chapter XX. In the City Ways
23Chapter XVII. Three Days
53Chapter XXI. The Underside
24Chapter XVIII. Graham Remembers
54Chapter XXII. The Struggle in the Council House
25Chapter XIX. Ostrog’s Point of View
55Chapter XXIII. Graham Speaks His Word
26Chapter XX. In the City Ways
56Chapter XXIV. While the Aeroplanes Were Coming
27Chapter XXI. The Under Side
57Chapter XXV. The Coming of the Aeroplanes
28Chapter XXII. The Struggle in the Council House
58Analysis
29Chapter XXIII. While the Aeroplanes Were Coming
59Reflection
30Chapter XXIV. The Coming of the Aeroplanes
60Memorable Quotes
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