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The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American author Jack London, published in 1908. It is considered one of the earliest dystopian novels in English literature, predating works like Brave New World by decades. The narrative is presented as a manuscript by Avis Everhard, chronicling the rise of a b...
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Historically significant proto-dystopia with political influence; admired for prescience, often criticized for didactic structure.
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The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science-fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published in revised form in 1910 after first appearing as When the Sleeper Wakes in 1899. Its protagonist, Graham, awakens after two centuries to discover that compound interest has made him the legal owner of much of the world...
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Significant early Wells dystopia with influential premise; often regarded as uneven compared with his strongest fiction.
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