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The Blindman's World and Other Stories
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The art employed to accomplish its effect was the art which Bellamy had in degree so singular that one might call it supremely his. He does not so much transmute our every-day reality to the substance of romance as make the airy stuff of dreams one in quality with veritable experience. Every one remembers from Looking Backward the allegory which figures the pitiless prosperity of the present conditions as a coach drawn by Slaves under the lash of those on its top, who have them selves no firm hold upon their places, and some times fall, and then, to save themselves from being ground under the wheels, spring to join the Slaves at the traces. But it is not this, vivid and terrible as it is, which most wrings the heart; it is that moment of anguish at the close, when Julian West trembles with the nightmare fear that be'bas been only dreaming of the just and equal future, before he truly wakes and finds that it is real. That is quite as it would happen in life, and the power to make the reader feel this, like something he has known himself, is the distinctive virtue of that imagination which revived throughout Chris tendom the faith in a millennium.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The art employed to accomplish its effect was the art which Bellamy had in degree so singular that one might call it supremely his. He does not so much transmute our every-day reality to the substance of romance as make the airy stuff of dreams one in quality with veritable experience. Every one remembers from Looking Backward the allegory which figures the pitiless prosperity of the present conditions as a coach drawn by Slaves under the lash of those on its top, who have them selves no firm hold upon their places, and some times fall, and then, to save themselves from being ground under the wheels, spring to join the Slaves at the traces. But it is not this, vivid and terrible as it is, which most wrings the heart; it is that moment of anguish at the close, when Julian West trembles with the nightmare fear that be'bas been only dreaming of the just and equal future, before he truly wakes and finds that it is real. That is quite as it would happen in life, and the power to make the reader feel this, like something he has known himself, is the distinctive virtue of that imagination which revived throughout Chris tendom the faith in a millennium.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- GenresShort Stories
438 pages, Hardcover
Published February 27, 2018
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About the author
Edward Bellamy
441 books92 followersEdward Bellamy, American writer and Utopian socialist, publicized his political views through
Looking Backward
, his popular novel of 1888.
People acclaimed Edward Bellamy, a Christian author.
Many Marxists of the time widely regarded and referenced his work of fiction.
It first succeeded behind only Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur .
It inspired a less successful sequel, entitled Equality , more of a tract, and generally spurred movement in the United States and abroad. At one time, people even formed a party of Edward Bellamy in the Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
People acclaimed Edward Bellamy, a Christian author.
Many Marxists of the time widely regarded and referenced his work of fiction.
It first succeeded behind only Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur .
It inspired a less successful sequel, entitled Equality , more of a tract, and generally spurred movement in the United States and abroad. At one time, people even formed a party of Edward Bellamy in the Netherlands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
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