Publisher's Synopsis
Utopia. A community or society possessing highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities. It may be a dream, but it's a dream that has inspired writers for thousands of years. Plato's "Republic" may be the very first utopia presented to a mass audience, but Thomas More coined the term with his 1516 book Utopia (included here), which describes a fictional island society in the Atlantic Ocean. The term (and its antonym, dystopia) quickly entered the English language. And here are 19 other works, famous and not, featuring utopias and dystopias...works by Samuel Butler, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Anna Bowman Dodd, William Morris, Sir Francis Bacon, and many others. Included are:EREWHON, by Samuel ButlerMOVING THE MOUNTAIN, by Charlotte Perkins GilmanHERLAND, by Charlotte Perkins GilmanEQUALITY, by Edward BellamyCAESAR'S COLUMN, by Ignatius DonnellyTHE REPUBLIC OF THE FUTURE, by Anna Bowman DoddA CRYSTAL AGE, by W. H. HudsonA TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA, by W. D. HowellsFREELAND: A SOCIAL ANTICIPATION, by Dr. Theodor HertzkaMIZORA: A PROPHECY, by Mary E. Bradley LaneSOLARIS FARM, by Milan C. EdsonLOOKING BACKWARD, by Edward BellamySOME PICTURES OF A SOCIALIST FUTURE, by Eugene RichterUTOPIA, by Thomas MoreTHE COMMONWEALTH OF OCEANA, by James HarringtonTHE NEW ATLANTIS, by Sir Francis BaconTHE BLAZING WORLD, by Margaret CavendishCHRISTIANOPOLIS, by Johannes Valentinus AndreaeTHE CITY OF THE SUN, by Tommaso CampanellaIf you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 150+ entries in the MEGAPACK ebook series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
