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Book cover: Illustration of two people in a flying machine with insect wings.

When the sleeper wakes

Date1899
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FormatBook
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A man in a coma for over 100 years wakes to find that a small group of wealthy people have forced the rest of society into abject poverty and inhuman working conditions. The awakening of "The Sleeper" sparks a huge revolution. Also published, slightly revised, as The Sleeper Awakes.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipLondon (England)
    GeographyCountryEngland
    Medium
    Hardcover books
    DimensionsCover size: 19 cm x 13 cm (7 1/2 in. x 5 1/8 in.)
    Language
      CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131068210848D
      Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=2223174
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