Today is the anniversary of the death in 1898 of author
Edward Bellamy. There's a short bio
here.
His book
Looking Backward was one of the first utopian novels I read. The book was first published in 1888 and is readily
available online. Bellamy was a political socialist and his views are apparent in the book.
Some of his stories are available
at Gaslight. There are links to resources
here.
The Simple Dollar takes an economic look, focusing on Bellamy as inventor of the credit card. There are critical notes
at enotes.
Bellamy's father was a Baptist minister, and Bellamy was baptized into a Baptist church, but he did not affirm a Christian faith in later life.
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