Memoirs of the Year Two Thousand Five Hundred
( French - L'An 2440, rêve s'il en fut jamais - 1770 )
novel by Louis-Sebastien Mercier|Louis-Sebastien Mercier))
translated by William Hooper
Published: G. Robinson - hardback - 1772 ( 2 Vols. )
ISBN: none
W. Wilson - hardback - 1772
ISBN: none
Thomas Dobson - hardback - 1775
ISBN: none
W. Jones - hardback - 1802
ISBN: none
excerpt in 'Science in Fiction' titled 'Journal of the Year 2440'
University of London Press - hardback - 1957
ISBN: none
Augustus M. Kelley - hardback - 1973
ISBN: 0678009155 / 9780678009154
Gregg Press - hardback - 1977
ISBN: 0839823800 / 9780839823803
assorted POD editions of variable ( dubious through dreadful ) quality
Kessinger - hardback - 2009 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1120068320 / 9781120068323
Kessinger - trade paperback - 2009 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1120004608 / 9781120004604
Kessinger - hardback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1166352935 / 9781166352936
Kessinger - trade peperback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1166297810 / 9781166297817
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010
ISBN: 1140866109 / 9781140866107
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010
ISBN: 1140832085 / 9781140832089
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170648010 / 9781170648018
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170648029 / 9781170648025
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1170129366 / 9781170129364
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170129374 / 9781170129371
General Books - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 115388674X / 9781153886741
General Books - trade paperback - 2011 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 0217301541 / 9780217301541
General Books - trade paperback - 2012
ISBN: 1154390748 / 9781154390742
Rarebooksclub.com - trade paperback - 2012
ISBN: 1154339165 / 9781154339161
synopsis
A utopian novel set in the year 2440, it describes the adventures of an unnamed man, who, after engaging in a heated discussion with a philosopher friend about the injustices of Paris, falls asleep and finds himself in a Paris of the future. The hero notes everything that catches his fancy in this futuristic Paris. Public space and the justice system have been reorganized. Its citizens' garb is comfortable and practical. Hospitals are effective and based on science. There are no monks, priests, prostitutes, beggars, dancing masters, pastry chefs, standing armies, slavery, arbitrary arrest, taxes, guilds, foreign trade, coffee, tea or tobacco and all useless and immoral previously-written literature has been destroyed.
It's future is not wholly utopian. The extremes of wealth and poverty have been abolished; nevertheless, the poor still exist. There is little economic development and the population of France has only increased by 50%.
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( French - L'An 2440, rêve s'il en fut jamais - 1770 )
novel by Louis-Sebastien Mercier|Louis-Sebastien Mercier))
translated by William Hooper
Published: G. Robinson - hardback - 1772 ( 2 Vols. )
ISBN: none
W. Wilson - hardback - 1772
ISBN: none
Thomas Dobson - hardback - 1775
ISBN: none
W. Jones - hardback - 1802
ISBN: none
excerpt in 'Science in Fiction' titled 'Journal of the Year 2440'
University of London Press - hardback - 1957
ISBN: none
Augustus M. Kelley - hardback - 1973
ISBN: 0678009155 / 9780678009154
Gregg Press - hardback - 1977
ISBN: 0839823800 / 9780839823803
assorted POD editions of variable ( dubious through dreadful ) quality
Kessinger - hardback - 2009 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1120068320 / 9781120068323
Kessinger - trade paperback - 2009 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1120004608 / 9781120004604
Kessinger - hardback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1166352935 / 9781166352936
Kessinger - trade peperback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1166297810 / 9781166297817
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010
ISBN: 1140866109 / 9781140866107
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010
ISBN: 1140832085 / 9781140832089
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170648010 / 9781170648018
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170648029 / 9781170648025
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 1170129366 / 9781170129364
Gale Ecco - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 1170129374 / 9781170129371
General Books - trade paperback - 2010 ( Vol. II )
ISBN: 115388674X / 9781153886741
General Books - trade paperback - 2011 ( Vol. I )
ISBN: 0217301541 / 9780217301541
General Books - trade paperback - 2012
ISBN: 1154390748 / 9781154390742
Rarebooksclub.com - trade paperback - 2012
ISBN: 1154339165 / 9781154339161
synopsis
A utopian novel set in the year 2440, it describes the adventures of an unnamed man, who, after engaging in a heated discussion with a philosopher friend about the injustices of Paris, falls asleep and finds himself in a Paris of the future. The hero notes everything that catches his fancy in this futuristic Paris. Public space and the justice system have been reorganized. Its citizens' garb is comfortable and practical. Hospitals are effective and based on science. There are no monks, priests, prostitutes, beggars, dancing masters, pastry chefs, standing armies, slavery, arbitrary arrest, taxes, guilds, foreign trade, coffee, tea or tobacco and all useless and immoral previously-written literature has been destroyed.
It's future is not wholly utopian. The extremes of wealth and poverty have been abolished; nevertheless, the poor still exist. There is little economic development and the population of France has only increased by 50%.
awards
....