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The Inner House

By Walter Besant

2020-09-22 16:24:37

The Inner House is a novel by Walter Besant published in 1888. It is set a few centuries in the future and is a dystopian fantasy about a society which has reached a stage of inert uniformity under the control of an elite group of scientists who ... Read more
The Inner House is a novel by Walter Besant published in 1888. It is set a few centuries in the future and is a dystopian fantasy about a society which has reached a stage of inert uniformity under the control of an elite group of scientists who have discovered an elixir of immortality. The plot follows a rebel group which wishes to restore the more exciting conditions of nineteenth-century life. It has been described as an anticipation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Less

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File size173.976 KB
Print pages198
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-0947898250
Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant. The son ...

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