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Dystopian Classics: Through the Eye of the Needle & A Traveler from Altruria

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Musaicum Books
ISBN 13 : 8075838343
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Dystopian Classics: Through the Eye of the Needle & A Traveler from Altruria written by William Dean Howells and published by Musaicum Books. This book was released on 2017-07-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during the early 1890s in a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, A Traveler from Altruria is narrated by a Mr Twelvemough, a popular author of light fiction who has been selected to function as host to a visitor from the faraway island of Altruria called Mr Homos. In the novel, the island state of Altruria serves as a foil to America, whose citizens, compared to Altrurians, appear selfish, obsessed with money, and emotionally imbalanced. Mainly, A Traveler from Altruria is a critique of unfettered capitalism and its consequences, and of the Gilded Age in particular. Through the Eye of the Needle is a Utopian novel that follows A Traveler from Altruria. Howells casts this book in the form of an epistolary novel — a form favored by some other Utopian and dystopian writers. Aristides Homos, Howells's Altrurian protagonist, writes a series of letters home to his friend Cyril. Homos is now located in the densely urban environment of New York City, where he confronts the contrasts between America c. 1900 and his own pastoral and agrarian Utopianism in their most extreme forms. The dramatic center of the book is the love affair between Homos and Evelith Strange, a wealthy widow of the American plutocracy. William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel.

A Traveler from Altruria & Through the Eye of the Needle

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book A Traveler from Altruria & Through the Eye of the Needle written by William Dean Howells and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set during the early 1890s in a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, A Traveler from Altruria is narrated by a Mr Twelvemough, a popular author of light fiction who has been selected to function as host to a visitor from the faraway island of Altruria called Mr Homos. In the novel, the island state of Altruria serves as a foil to America, whose citizens, compared to Altrurians, appear selfish, obsessed with money, and emotionally imbalanced. Mainly, A Traveler from Altruria is a critique of unfettered capitalism and its consequences, and of the Gilded Age in particular._x000D_ Through the Eye of the Needle is a Utopian novel that follows A Traveler from Altruria. Howells casts this book in the form of an epistolary novel — a form favored by some other Utopian and dystopian writers. Aristides Homos, Howells's Altrurian protagonist, writes a series of letters home to his friend Cyril. Homos is now located in the densely urban environment of New York City, where he confronts the contrasts between America c. 1900 and his own pastoral and agrarian Utopianism in their most extreme forms. The dramatic center of the book is the love affair between Homos and Evelith Strange, a wealthy widow of the American plutocracy._x000D_ William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, literary critic, and playwright. Nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters", he was particularly known for his tenure as editor of the Atlantic Monthly as well as his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day", and the novels The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Traveler from Altruria. Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel.

Through the Eye of the Needle

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Through the Eye of the Needle written by William Dean Howells and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the Eye of the Needle is a Utopian novel William Dean Howells. Howells casts this book in the form of an epistolary novel — a form favoured by some other Utopian and dystopian writers. Aristides Homos, Howells's Altrurian protagonist, writes a series of letters home to his friend Cyril. Homos is now located in the densely urban environment of New York City, where he confronts the contrasts between America c. 1900 and his own pastoral and agrarian Utopianism in their most extreme forms. The dramatic centre of the book is the love affair between Homos and Evelith Strange, a wealthy widow of the American plutocracy.

Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253021162
Total Pages : 1074 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two written by Philip A. Greasley and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.

A Traveler from Altruria

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781543055344
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (553 download)

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Download or read book A Traveler from Altruria written by William Dean Howells and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dystopian classic presents a foreign visitor from the island of Altruria. Howells' story allows readers to compare and contrast the inconsistencies, imperfections, and injustices of the society of the time and offers insight into the social and cultural issues facing the country still today. Dystopian Classic Editions publishes works of dystopian and utopian literature that have survived through the generations and been recognized as classics. A dystopian society is an imagined society in which the people are oppressed, however the government propagandizes the society as being a utopia or a perfect society. Typical themes in dystopian literature include public mistrust, police states, and overall unpleasantness for the citizens. Authors of dystopian works strive to present a worst-case scenario and negative depiction of the way things are in the story so as to make a criticism about a current situation in society and to call for a change. Each Dystopian Classic Edition selected for publication presents such a story.

Through the Eye of the Needle

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406859614
Total Pages : 140 pages
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Download or read book Through the Eye of the Needle written by William Dean Howells and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Utopian novel first published in 1907, the final volume in Howells' 'Altrurian trilogy' following 'A Traveller from Altruria' (1894) and 'Letters of an Altrurian Traveller' (1904).

A Traveler from Altruria

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781724733139
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book A Traveler from Altruria written by William Dean Howells and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Traveler from Altruria by William Dean Howells A Traveler from Altruria by William Dean Howells. Originally published in instalments in Cosmopolitan, this piece of utopian fiction by William Dean Howells delivers a vision of a "one-class" socialist utopia while at once offering a biting critique of unfettered capitalism. The story centres around a visit to America of Mr Homos, a citizen of a mysterious island called Altruria, which is home to a one-class socialist Christian society, with no monetary system and no concept of the rich and poor. In the course of Mr Homos' visit he is appalled by what he sees occurring in late-19th-century America, a society which he likens to his country's own before "Evolution." He is clearly confused by the class system, continuously embarrassing his hosts - carrying his own luggage, bowing to waitresses, and other such acts - and finds certain activities simply bizarre, for example exercise for its own sake: To us, exercise for exercise would appear stupid. The barren expenditure of force that began and ended in itself, and produced nothing, we should - if you will excuse my saying so - look upon as childish, if not insane or immoral. In Altruria, all people are guaranteed a share of the national product on the condition they work at least three hours a day. In 1894, the year in which Howells' story was published, the fiction attempted to become reality when a Unitarian minister Edward Biron Payne - inspired by the Christian socialist principles espoused by Howells' book - founded "Altruria," a community in Sonoma County, California, which he set up with thirty of his followers. A hotel was started, and orchards provided fruit sold to a shop in Berkeley owned by Job Harriman (who himself set up the commune of Llano del Rio in 1913). Unfortunately, "Altruria" ran into unsurmountable financial troubles and it was abandoned in 1896. Howells would go on though, eventually creating an Altrurian trilogy, with the publication of Letters of an Altrurian Traveller (1904) and Through the Eye of the Needle (1907). We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

Reading the American Novel 1865 - 1914

Author : G. R. Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444344250
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Reading the American Novel 1865 - 1914 written by G. R. Thompson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-28 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20th century Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context

A Traveler from Altruria

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540316752
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book A Traveler from Altruria written by William Dean Howells and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Traveler from Altruria by William Dean Howells. Originally published in instalments in Cosmopolitan, this piece of utopian fiction by William Dean Howells delivers a vision of a "one-class" socialist utopia while at once offering a biting critique of unfettered capitalism. The story centres around a visit to America of Mr Homos, a citizen of a mysterious island called Altruria, which is home to a one-class socialist Christian society, with no monetary system and no concept of the rich and poor. In the course of Mr Homos' visit he is appalled by what he sees occurring in late-19th-century America, a society which he likens to his country's own before "Evolution." He is clearly confused by the class system, continuously embarrassing his hosts - carrying his own luggage, bowing to waitresses, and other such acts - and finds certain activities simply bizarre, for example exercise for its own sake: To us, exercise for exercise would appear stupid. The barren expenditure of force that began and ended in itself, and produced nothing, we should - if you will excuse my saying so - look upon as childish, if not insane or immoral. In Altruria, all people are guaranteed a share of the national product on the condition they work at least three hours a day. In 1894, the year in which Howells' story was published, the fiction attempted to become reality when a Unitarian minister Edward Biron Payne - inspired by the Christian socialist principles espoused by Howells' book - founded "Altruria," a community in Sonoma County, California, which he set up with thirty of his followers. A hotel was started, and orchards provided fruit sold to a shop in Berkeley owned by Job Harriman (who himself set up the commune of Llano del Rio in 1913). Unfortunately, "Altruria" ran into unsurmountable financial troubles and it was abandoned in 1896. Howells would go on though, eventually creating an Altrurian trilogy, with the publication of Letters of an Altrurian Traveller (1904) and Through the Eye of the Needle (1907).

Utopian/dystopian Literature

Author : Paul G. Haschak
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book Utopian/dystopian Literature written by Paul G. Haschak and published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To find more information about Rowman & Littlefield titles please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com.

DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE

Author : Ayn Rand
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 : 802689698X
Total Pages : 6620 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book DAWN OF THE APOCALYPSE written by Ayn Rand and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-08-19 with total page 6620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited Sci-Fi box set is packed with the selected dystopian novels & the post-apocalyptic classics. The ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Ayn Rand: Anthem Jack London: Iron Heel H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The First Men in the Moon When The Sleeper Wakes Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Coming Race Hugh Benson: Lord of the World Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward: 2000–1887 Equality Mary Shelley: The Last Man Edgar Allan Poe: The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Owen Gregory: Meccania the Super-State Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels William Hope Hodgson: The Night Land Fred M. White: The Doom of London Series The Four White Days The Four Days' Night The Dust of Death A Bubble Burst The Invisible Force The River of Death Ignatius Donnelly: Caesar's Column Ernest Bramah: The Secret of the League (aka What Might Have Been) Milo Hastings: City of Endless Night Arthur Dudley Vinton: Looking Further Backward Gertrude Barrows Bennett (aka Francis Stevens): The Heads of Cerberus E. M. Forster: The Machine Stops Richard Jefferies: After London Samuel Butler: Erewhon Edwin A. Abbott: Flatland Anthony Trollope: The Fixed Period Fritz Leiber: The Night of the Long Knives Richard Stockham: Perchance to Dream Irving E. Cox: The Guardians Cleveland Moffett: The Conquest of America Richard Jefferies: After London William Dean Howells: A Traveler from Altruria Through the Eye of the Needle Philip Francis Nowlan: Armageddon–2419 A.D. The Airlords of Han (Sequel) Anonymous: The Great Romance Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain: Sultana's Dream George Griffith: The Angel of the Revolution The Syren of the Skies (Sequel)

Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 1995-06-30 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: References to utopias and anti-utopias pervade world literature, and this reference covers many major topics on this fascinating literary subject, stressing titles, authors, characters, setting, themes, literary styles, and belief systems. Designed for high school and college students of literature, particularly those with interests in philosophy, history, and religion, it contains some 300 entries related to utopian literature from the 15th century B.C. to the present. Arranged in alphabetical order, entries include cross- references and bibliographic citations, and a number of the entries are illustrated. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The New Criterion

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Science-fiction Studies

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Science-fiction Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Review Journal of Philosophy & Social Science

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Review Journal of Philosophy & Social Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ecotopia Emerging

Author : Ernest Callenbach
Publisher : Heyday
ISBN 13 : 9780960432035
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Ecotopia Emerging written by Ernest Callenbach and published by Heyday. This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Pacific Northwest, the Survivalist Party is formed, a political party dedicated to sustainable living. Bolinas resident Lou Swift discovers a new way to tap solar energy, but utility executives fight against further development of her invention.

The Utopia Reader, Second Edition

Author : Gregory Claeys
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479837075
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book The Utopia Reader, Second Edition written by Gregory Claeys and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Utopia Reader compiles primary texts from a variety of authors and movements in the history of theorizing utopias. Utopianism is defined as the various ways of imagining, creating, or analyzing the ways and means of creating an ideal or alternative society. Prominent writers and scholars across history have long explored how or why to envision different ways of life. The volume includes texts from classical Greek literature, the Old Testament, and Plato’s Republic, to Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, to George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and beyond. By balancing well-known and obscure examples, the text provides a comprehensive and definitive collection of the various ways Utopias have been conceived throughout history and how Utopian ideals have served as criticisms of existing sociocultural conditions. This new edition includes many historically well-known works, little known but influential texts, and contemporary writings, providing an even more expansive coverage of the varieties of approaches and responses to the concept of utopia in the past, present, and even the future. In particular, the volume now includes feminist writings and work by authors of color, and contends with current concerns, such as the exploration of the ecological ideals of Utopia. Furthermore, Claeys and Sargent highlight twenty-first century trends and popular narrative explorations of Utopias through the genres of young adult dystopias, survivalist dystopias, and non-print utopias. Covering a range of original theories of utopianism and revealing the nuances and concerns of writers across history as they attempt to envision different, ideal societies, The Utopia Reader is an essential resource for anyone who envisions a better future.