A Dream of Reform

TitleA Dream of Reform
Year for Search1848
AuthorsForrest, Henry J[ohn](1823-1899)
Date Published1848
PublisherJohn Chapman
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsMale 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.

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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.