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Graham, an Englishman living in London in 1897 takes drugs to cure insomnia and falls into a coma. He wakes up in 2100. He later learns that he has inherited huge wealth and that his money has been put into a trust. Over the years, the trustees, the "White Council", have used his wealth to establish a vast political and economic world order.

When he wakes Graham is disoriented. The people around him had not expected him to wake up, and are alarmed. Word spreads that the "Sleeper" has awakened. A mob gathers around the building and demands to see the fabled Sleeper. The people around Graham will not answer his questions. They place Graham under house arrest. Graham learns that he is the legal owner and master of most of the world.

Rebels led by Ostrog help Graham to escape. They say that the people need Graham's leadership to rise against the White Council....

When the Sleeper Wakes [Annotated] eBook Herbert George Wells

When the Sleeper Wakes is a pretty quick read about a man who falls into a coma, is kept alive for 200 years without aging, and then wakes up in the future. I've read about ten books by Wells, and I consider him one of my favorite authors. That said, "When the Sleeper Wakes" is one of my least favorite of his novels that I've read so far. It's really a mixed bag, some elements I like, other things really fall flat.

It's strongest aspect (and this is true of most of Wells' fiction) is the world it takes place in. It is a well crafted future that holds a lot of promise for an engaging narrative. Most authors when envisioning the future tend to fall into a cliche of either making their world a utopia or dystopia. The world that the Sleeper wakes up in is neither extreme. Rather it's an embellishment of all the trends Wells saw taking place in the 19th century. There are wondrous innovations in transportation, engineering, aeroplanes, architecture, communication, medicine and science. You can tell Wells put a lot of care and thought into designing the various machines and devices which exist in this future, and you get a sense of his astonishment at all the incredible advancements in technology that were happening in his time. On the other hand, many negative developments of the 19th century are also still present and amplified: class inequality, political strife and civil unrest, proliferation of propaganda by the state, and ever more destructive weapons of war. This all makes for a diverse world that feels alive, while allowing for much social commentary.

Where the novel comes up short is pretty much everywhere else. The starting premise for the story is good, but the sequence of events once it gets going quickly becomes predictable and the plot never really goes anywhere. The characters are lacking in any charisma or personality (and this is my main gripe with most of Wells' fiction) The good guys aren't likable and the bad guys aren't despicable, so it's hard to get invested in the drama. The ending doesn't drive home any of the moral or philosophical threads which the story had been cultivating, and instead brushes any sort of nuance aside in favor of a grandiose action scene and then ends very abruptly. Basically the novel has a good set-up but just doesn't follow through. Also, a lot of the conflict towards the end centers on a privately contracted "negro army" which is brought in from Africa to squash the rebellious working peoples of London. Most modern audiences will probably find this a just a little bit racist, although I think Wells was aiming more at irony given the British Empire's sordid history of doing the exact same thing in reverse.

Product details File Size 1499 KB Print Length 256 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN 1543260527 Publisher Editorial Axioma (January 27, 2017) Publication Date January 27, 2017 Language English ASIN B01N7X0WHF

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When the Sleeper Wakes [Annotated] eBook Herbert George Wells Reviews

Written in the 1890, wow what a treasure to explore the imagination of such a prognosticator. A great read, that is just amazing to examine in the future that this man could somehow see. Great vocabulary that makes me glad that I have a kindle that will explain to me words that I am not familiar with.
Really brilliant writing as can be expected from such an imaginative author - good story line of futuristic caste system and inevitable uprising - highly recommended for sci-fi enthusiasts! Orwell reportedly cited this an an inspirational piece for his "1984."
What can one say of one of the best authors that the English language has produced? The reality has advanced far beyond what his imagining could reach nevertheless his story is compelling. And, it is only because technology has far outstripped his imagining that I did not give a five star rating.
What an imagination for a man who wrote this book more than 100 hundred years ago. This book was free on one day I just downloaded it and am glad I did. Wells described airplanes as aeropiles and aeroplanes, all flying machines and other things not yet in existence but soon to be. A very exciting read.

When a man awakens after two hundred years and discovers that he is considered the richest man in the world and the ruler of the world, he has to find out more about life in the new age, beginning by learning to fly, which he loves. He actually discovers war from the air, but read the book. Then, the political intrigue about who is really in charge and all other predictable stuff. Excellent!
`Men seem to live for sleep. How little of a man's day is his own - even at the best!'

Originally written in graphic form in 1898, Wells re-wrote it, more to his satisfaction in 1910. Wells predicted the wide-spread use of airplanes technically 5 years before the first flight recorded (Wright Bros) as you'll see airplanes become a central theme during the militarization of the classes.

Six days sleep deprived and suicidal, a stranger is taken in by the man who spots him upon the beach. `The Sleeper' falls into a coma, depicted 20 years into his coma and his aides assert him benefactor to the gains of their endeavors.

Awakening 200 years (203, precisely) into the coma, Graham or `The Sleeper' is found in London's future. On display are blatant classism (colors of society Red = police, Purple = medical, Blue = people basically owned by the `Labor Companies', etc.), phonetic literacy, a body called the Council which directs Graham's assets and determines societies status quo and the Councils direct opposition - Ostrog `The Boss', the lead revolutionary, the man who is going to stop the Councils tyranny over the oppressed laborers. And Graham owns at least half the world.

When it appears as if Graham will be a puppet to one or the other side, he decides to guarantee distribution of his assets amongst the people if anything should happen to him in the impending coup d'état. A relatively ineffective resolution to any of the economic disparities that exist, but one that championed Graham, who later martyrs himself for the cause of the oppressed as he shows off his combat aviator skills.

This stories statement presents weakly in resolution to issues but it, at least, presents honestly. The real question seems to be - since this is how it is (crowded, over-competed, greed, haves / have nots, the gripes of the 99%, people claiming change but not actually changing) will there ever be a way to completely over-haul the system? Because there, like here, it's going to be `business as usual'.

`When the Sleeper Wakes'... we will see change.
When the Sleeper Wakes is a pretty quick read about a man who falls into a coma, is kept alive for 200 years without aging, and then wakes up in the future. I've read about ten books by Wells, and I consider him one of my favorite authors. That said, "When the Sleeper Wakes" is one of my least favorite of his novels that I've read so far. It's really a mixed bag, some elements I like, other things really fall flat.

It's strongest aspect (and this is true of most of Wells' fiction) is the world it takes place in. It is a well crafted future that holds a lot of promise for an engaging narrative. Most authors when envisioning the future tend to fall into a cliche of either making their world a utopia or dystopia. The world that the Sleeper wakes up in is neither extreme. Rather it's an embellishment of all the trends Wells saw taking place in the 19th century. There are wondrous innovations in transportation, engineering, aeroplanes, architecture, communication, medicine and science. You can tell Wells put a lot of care and thought into designing the various machines and devices which exist in this future, and you get a sense of his astonishment at all the incredible advancements in technology that were happening in his time. On the other hand, many negative developments of the 19th century are also still present and amplified class inequality, political strife and civil unrest, proliferation of propaganda by the state, and ever more destructive weapons of war. This all makes for a diverse world that feels alive, while allowing for much social commentary.

Where the novel comes up short is pretty much everywhere else. The starting premise for the story is good, but the sequence of events once it gets going quickly becomes predictable and the plot never really goes anywhere. The characters are lacking in any charisma or personality (and this is my main gripe with most of Wells' fiction) The good guys aren't likable and the bad guys aren't despicable, so it's hard to get invested in the drama. The ending doesn't drive home any of the moral or philosophical threads which the story had been cultivating, and instead brushes any sort of nuance aside in favor of a grandiose action scene and then ends very abruptly. Basically the novel has a good set-up but just doesn't follow through. Also, a lot of the conflict towards the end centers on a privately contracted "negro army" which is brought in from Africa to squash the rebellious working peoples of London. Most modern audiences will probably find this a just a little bit racist, although I think Wells was aiming more at irony given the British Empire's sordid history of doing the exact same thing in reverse.