Table of Contents

Introduction by Cecilia Tichi
Suggestions for Further Reading
A Note on the Text
LOOKING BACKWARD

About the Author

Edward Bellamy(March 26, 1850 - May 22, 1898) was an American author and socialist, most famous for hisutopiannovel,Looking Backward, 2000-1887, a tale set in the distant future of the year 2000.Bellamy's early novels, includingSix to One(1878),Dr. Heidenhoff's Process(1880), andMiss Ludington's Sister(1885) did not bring him much renown, but aturn to utopian science fiction withLooking Backward,published in January 1888, captured the public imagination and catapulted Bellamy to literary fame. Within a year the book had sold some 200,000 copies and by the end of the 19th century it had sold more copies than nearly any other book published in America up to that time, as well as spawning political movements around the country. Bellamy died of tuberculosis at the age of48.