{"product_id":"2940014737012","title":"A Modern Utopia","description":"A Modern Utopia (1905) is a work of fiction by H. G. Wells.\u003cbr\u003e H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that increasingly occupied him throughout the remainder of his life. One of his earliest and most ambitious attempts at portraying a world state was A Modern Utopia (1905) (McLean).\u003cbr\u003e Like most utopians, he indicated a series of modifications which in his opinion would increase the aggregate of human happiness. Basically, Wells' idea of a perfect world would be if everyone were able to live a happy life.\u003cbr\u003e This book is written with an intimate knowledge of former ideal commonwealths and is a conscious attempt to describe a utopia that is not utopian.\u003cbr\u003e June Deery refers to A Modern Utopia as a work in progress for two obvious reasons:\u003cbr\u003e 1.It is about social and technological advance, and\u003cbr\u003e 2.Wells stresses that he is describing a dynamic utopia. This means that this modern society requires and allows further improvement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe work was partly inspired by a trip to the Alps Wells made with his friend Graham Wallis, a prominent member of the Fabian Society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA Modern Utopia was intended as a hybrid between fiction and 'philosophical discussion'.","brand":"Philtre Libre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083979145456,"sku":"2940014737012","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014737012_p0.jpg?v=1763614533","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014737012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}