Looking Backward

Looking Backward opens in nineteenth-century Boston and then, with the hush of a long sleep, carries its hero into a transformed year 2000. Through the eyes of Julian West, Edward Bellamy imagines a city without want, where industry has been reorganised as a common good and the old anxieties of class have receded. It is a romance of ideas as much as of hearts, arguing, with quiet fervour, that a fairer social order might yet be possible.

This special edition has been created with accessibility in mind. It features a fully adjustable coloured overlay system designed to support readers with Irlen Syndrome, dyslexia, or visual stress. By reducing visual strain and allowing each reader to customise their experience, this edition makes Bellamy’s utopian narrative more comfortable and enjoyable to read.

Rediscover the hopeful social vision of Looking Backward in a format thoughtfully crafted to be more inclusive for all readers.