The Sleeper Awakes
The novel grew from Wells's earlier version titled "When the Sleeper Wakes." This topic is part of H. G. Wells within Literature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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Who wrote "The Sleeper Awakes"?
Answer: H. G. Wells
Bonus fact: The novel grew from Wells's earlier version titled "When the Sleeper Wakes."
What happens to the central character after an extraordinarily long sleep?
Answer: He wakes in a future where his investments have made him enormously wealthy
Bonus fact: His accumulated fortune has helped create a society in which he unexpectedly holds immense economic power.
What kind of future society does "The Sleeper Awakes" criticize?
Answer: A highly unequal society dominated by concentrated wealth and power
Bonus fact: Wells used the future setting to explore class, capitalism, and political control.
Who wrote "When the Sleeper Wakes"?
Answer: H. G. Wells
Bonus fact: Wells later revised the novel and published it as "The Sleeper Awakes."