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Modern Utopia

Modern Utopia

by H. G. Wells

Classic novelsEssays and non-fictionScience and nature

About this book

H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that would increasingly preoccupy him throughout the remainder of his life. One of his most ambitious early attempts at portraying a world state was A Modern Utopia (1905). A Modern Utopia was intended as a hybrid between fiction and 'philosophical discussion'. Like most utopists, he has indicated a series of modifications which in his opinion would increase the aggregate of human happiness. Basically, Wells' idea of a perfect world would be if everyone were able to live a happy life. This book is written with an intimate knowledge of former ideal commonwealths and is a conscious attempt to describe a utopia that is not utopian. (Summary by Wikipedia)

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  1. 1Introduction: The Owner of the Voice12:08 · read by Alisson Veldhuis
  2. 2Chapter 1: Topographical41:41 · read by Alisson Veldhuis
  3. 3Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 1-331:15 · read by humanode
  4. 4Chapter 2: Concerning Freedoms, Sections 4-724:02 · read by humanode
  5. 5Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 1-442:40 · read by Daniel George
  6. 6Chapter 3: Utopian Economics, Sections 5-832:58 · read by Bill Boerst
  7. 7Chapter 4: The Voice of Nature28:54 · read by Elena
  8. 8Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-325:28 · read by humanode
  9. 9Chapter 5: A Failure in a Modern Utopia, Sections 4-825:55 · read by humanode
  10. 10Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 1-437:26 · read by Felicity C
  11. 11Chapter 6: Women in a Modern Utopia, Sections 5-630:37 · read by Felicity C
  12. 12Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 1-324:41 · read by humanode
  13. 13Chapter 7: A Few Utopian Impressions, Sections 4-724:18 · read by humanode
  14. 14Chapter 8: My Utopian Self13:42 · read by Caeliveres
  15. 15Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 1-328:43 · read by Caeliveres
  16. 16Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 4-525:40 · read by Caeliveres
  17. 17Chapter 9: The Samurai, Sections 6-830:16 · read by hearmeout7
  18. 18Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 1-235:14 · read by Felicity C
  19. 19Chapter 10: Race in Utopia, Sections 3-526:34 · read by Felicity C
  20. 20Chapter 11: The Bubble Bursts32:21 · read by humanode
  21. 21Appendix, Scepticism of the Instrument36:28 · read by CalmDragon

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