
Sleeper Awakes
by H. G. Wells
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The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred years, waking up in a
completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in
the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see
his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore
him, and their masters - the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name - do not want him breathing...
completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in
the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see
his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore
him, and their masters - the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name - do not want him breathing...
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