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H.G. WellsThe Sleeper Awakes (September 10, 2008)

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LibriVox recording of The Sleeper Awakes, by H.G. Wells.

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. (Summary by Stephan and Wikipedia)

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Artist/Composer: H.G. Wells
Date: 2008-09-10
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobooks; wells; sci-fi; dystopia

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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01 - Insomnia 16.0 MB
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02 - The Trance 14.6 MB
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03 - The Awakening 10.7 MB
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04 - The Sound of a Tumult 27.7 MB
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05 - The Moving Ways 9.9 MB
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06 - The Hall of the Atlas 15.7 MB
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07 - In the Silent Rooms 19.0 MB
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08 - The Roof Spaces 23.7 MB
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09 - The People March 12.3 MB
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10 - The Battle of the Darkness 21.1 MB
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11 - The Old Man Who Knew Everything 25.0 MB
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12 - Ostrog 27.0 MB
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13 - The End of the Old Order 8.7 MB
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14 - From the Crow's Nest 13.4 MB
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15 - Prominent People 24.3 MB
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16 - The Monoplane 23.6 MB
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17 - Three Days 13.2 MB
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18 - Graham Remembers 20.2 MB
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19 - Ostrog's Point of View 16.5 MB
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20 - In the City Ways 33.9 MB
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21 - The Under-side 13.2 MB
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22 - The Struggle in the Council House 23.1 MB
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23 - Graham Speaks His Word 8.6 MB
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24 - While The Aeroplanes Were Coming 8.9 MB
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25 - The Coming of the Aeroplanes 18.5 MB
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Reviewer: Kafuffle23 - 3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars3.00 out of 5 stars - March 16, 2010
Subject: 3 stars
I struggled with the reading and the audio quality of this book, much of the technology of the future in the book seemed dated and the premise of compound interest making a man obscenely rich seemed unrealistic. I have listened to and enjoyed many other HG Wells audiobooks before (War of the Worlds, Invisible Man, Ann Veronica) but I was unable to finish this one.

Reviewer: FNH - 5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars - November 7, 2008
Subject: A good listen
H.G. Wells has written an outstanding story here. Of course it is of its own time and the idea that compound interest could lead to ruling the world is clearly daft. But, perhaps when he was writing this story, governments were more honourable and wouldn't just freeze peoples accounts at the drop of a hat ( sorry Iceland ).

The sleeper wakes in world so changed that he barely understands what is happening and finds himself being manipulated and used. Through the lies and deceit he struggles against the things that surround him, and he finds himself. With battles on and under the ground and even fights taking place in the air we do have a good deal of action.

This is classic period sci fi, written by the master and well read to boot. There tended to be hum on this recording but this is easily overlooked and put from your mind.

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