To Whom This May Come

by Edward Bellamy

According to Wikipedia: "Edward Bellamy (1850-1898) was an American author and socialist, most famous for his utopian novel, Looking Backward, set in the year 2000 . . . . His books include Dr. Heidenhoff's Process (1880), Miss Ludington's Sister (1884), The Duke of Stockbridge (1900), and the utopian novels Looking Backward: 2000-1887 (1888), and its sequel, Equality (1897).... According to Erich Fromm, Looking Backward is "one of the most remarkable books ever published in America." [2] It was the third largest bestseller of its time, after Uncle Tom's Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.[2] In the book "Looking Backward" an upper class man from 1887 awakens in 2000 from a hypnotic trance to find himself in a socialist utopia. It influenced a large number of intellectuals, and appears by title in many of the major Marxist writings of the day. "It is one of the few books ever published that created almost immediately on its appearance a political mass movement." [3] Several "Bellamy Clubs" sprang up all over the United States for discussing and propagating the book's ideas. This political movement came to be known as Nationalism.[4] His novel also inspired several utopian communities."

Genres: Short Stories

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First published March 19, 1889

About the author

Edward 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.

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Reviews

[Kristoph Kosicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was fascinating. Not much going on in terms of plot. But the exploration of the barriers our mouth creates between our hearts and minds. An early look at the idea of telepathy in fiction, and cleary inspired by Darwin, one has to wonder what's next for humanity.

[Colin Gerber · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were some interesting idea throughout this book but I really had a hard time getting onto the story and keeping engaged.

[MARLENE RANTZ · Rating 3 out of 5]

LIKE COLIN GERBER, I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING INTO THIS STORY, BUT, IN ALL FAIRNESS TO ITS AUTHOR, EDWARD BELLAMY, IT DID CONTAIN SOME WORTHWHILE OBSERVATIONS ON HUMAN NATURE AND LIFE, AND FOR THAT REASON, IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO READ IT!