When the Sleeper Wakes
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"When the Sleeper Wakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that follows a man who awakens from a long sleep to find himself in a radically transformed future society.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Sleeper Awakes | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | none ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Graphic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| futureSocietyDepiction |
highly stratified society
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rule by a small oligarchy ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Sleeper Awakes (revised novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | later dystopian literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Victorian social conditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of a corporate-controlled future society
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exploration of the social consequences of long-term sleep and future inheritance ⓘ |
| originalPublicationFormat | serial ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man falls into a long sleep and awakens in a distant future where his accumulated wealth has made him the owner of the world. ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | sleeper who awakens in the future ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine serial ⓘ |
| publisherOfBookEdition |
Harper & Brothers
NERFINISHED
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Harper & Brothers, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Sleeper Awakes
NERFINISHED
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The Time Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisedAs | The Sleeper Awakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revisionYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | future ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| technologyDepiction |
advanced urban infrastructure
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aerial transport ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarian control
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capitalism and power ⓘ class struggle ⓘ revolution ⓘ social inequality ⓘ technological change ⓘ |
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The Sleeper Awakes