Sleeper Awakes
H. G. Wells
Play
Length 8 h 14 min
Chapters 25
First published 1910
The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest, he has become the richest man in the world. He has been the famous Sleeper for centuries. A fanatic socialist, the main character awakes to see his nightmares realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. The people adore him, and their masters - the supervisors of his legacy who rule in his name - do not want him breathing. (Summary by Stephan and Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION (800 words) Read by James Christopher 4:02
2
THE TRANCE (2000 words) Read by Tammy Sanders 15:55
3
THE AWAKENING (1400 words) Read by Tammy Sanders 11:44
4
THE SOUND OF A TUMULT (4100 words) Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 30:16
5
THE MOVING WAYS (1400 words) Read by Sean McGaughey 10:49
6
THE HALL OF THE ATLAS (2900 words) Read by Kathy Jacobs 17:09
7
IN THE SILENT ROOMS (3700 words) Read by Kathy Jacobs 20:45
8
THE ROOF SPACES (4300 words) Read by Ryan Sutter 25:54
9
THE PEOPLE MARCH (2000 words) Read by Ryan Sutter 13:26
10
THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS (4000 words) Read by J. M. Smallheer 23:04
11
THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING (3700 words) Read by Mark Nelson 27:19
12
OSTROG (4800 words) Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz 29:30
13
THE END OF THE OLD ORDER (1372 words) Read by Robert Flach 9:31
14
FROM THE CROW'S NEST (2200 words) Read by natjohnson 14:38
15
PROMINENT PEOPLE (3600 words) Read by mb 26:30
16
THE MONOPLANE (3600 words) Read by mb 25:44
17
THREE DAYS (1800 words) Read by Mark Nelson 14:27
18
GRAHAM REMEMBERS (2800 words) Read by Mark Nelson 22:02
19
OSTROG'S POINT OF VIEW (2300 words) Read by Mark Nelson 18:02
20
IN THE CITY WAYS (6800 words) Read by Arouet 37:02
21
THE UNDER-SIDE (2200 words) Read by Ryan Sutter 14:24
22
THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE (4200 words) Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz 25:14
23
GRAHAM SPEAKS HIS WORD (1600 words) Read by Arouet 9:21
24
WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING (1700 words) Read by Arouet 9:41
25
THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANES (4000 words) Read by James Christopher 20:10
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