Looking Backward

How is this book unique? 15 Illustrations are included Short Biography is also included Original & Unabridged Edition Tablet and e-reader formatted Best fiction books of all time One of the best books to read Classic historical fiction books Bestselling Fiction Looking Backward: 2000–1887 is a utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy a journalist and writer from Chicopee Falls Massachusetts; it was first published in 1888. According to Erich Fromm Looking Backward is one of the most remarkable books ever published in America. It was the third-largest bestseller of its time after Uncle Tom''s Cabin and Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. 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.In the United States alone over 162 Bellamy Clubs sprang up to discuss and propagate the book''s ideas.[3] Owing to its commitment to the nationalization of private property and the desire to avoid use of the odious term Socialism this political movement came to be known as Nationalism — not to be confused with the political concept of nationalism. The novel also inspired several utopian communities.