A Dream of Reform
| Title | A Dream of Reform |
| Year for Search | 1848 |
| Authors | Forrest, Henry J[ohn](1823-1899) |
| Date Published | 1848 |
| Publisher | John Chapman |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Male author, UK author |
| Annotation | Eutopia. A dream of a reformed society is described; the country is called Philotopia. Many of the reforms of the time, like the eight-hour workday, greatly improved hygiene, significant sanitary reform, a limit on wealth, and the elimination of monopolies, have been adopted. The basis of the changed society is education. Gender-roles and the class system have changed little, but the lower classes are better educated and better paid. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in Modern British Utopias 1700-1850. Ed. Gregory Claeys. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 1997), 8: 389-490. |
| Holding Institutions | L, PSt |
| Author Note | The author (1823-1899) was born in England and died in Wales. |
| Full Text | 1848 Forrest, Henry J[ohn] (1823-1899). A Dream of Reform. London: John Chapman. Rpt. in Modern British Utopias 1700-1850. Ed. Gregory Claeys. 8 vols. (London: Pickering & Chatto, 1997), 8: 389-490. L, PSt Eutopia. A dream of a reformed society is described; the country is called Philotopia. Many of the reforms of the time, like the eight-hour workday, greatly improved hygiene, significant sanitary reform, a limit on wealth, and the elimination of monopolies, have been adopted. The basis of the changed society is education. Gender-roles and the class system have changed little, but the lower classes are better educated and better paid. The author was born in England and died in Wales. |
