Then follows the story of a week's wanderings among the friendly people by whom he finds himself surrounded, his experience naturally consisting largely of questions and answers born of his surprise at what he sees about him and the surprise of those about him at his surprise. On going forth he discovers that everything else is changed, and in fact that it is the England of the 20th century that he has awakened to. When he wakes he is surprised to find it summer, whereas it was winter when he went to bed. The tale is on this wise: After a heated discussion with his friends at the socialist league, the narrator goes home and to bed. His 'News From Nowhere,' just published in this country by Roberts Brothers, is a setting forth in the form of a clever fiction of his ideal of the good time coming, and is exceedingly well worth reading. Perhaps the most distinguished of the many converts which socialism in England has made from among the cultured class is William Morris, author of 'The Earthly Paradise,' and one of the greatest of living poets. Permission is granted to copy and/or distribute this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. GradeSaver, 4 March 2017 Web.Edward Bellamy 1891 'News from Nowhere' William Morris' idea of the good time comingĬopyleft: Edward Bellamy Internet Archive () 2002. Next Section Character List Previous Section About News from Nowhere Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Cohen, Madeline. He wakes up back in the 19th century, but says that what he saw was more a vision than a dream. At a festive dinner, the other characters suddenly stop being able to see William, and he walks away into a black fog. Dick, William, Clara, and Ellen reach the site where Dick has friends harvesting after a number of days of travel and after William has revealed where and when he is truly from to Ellen. They also pick up and drop off a number of characters along the way, the most prominent of whom are Dick's past lover Clara and William's love interest Ellen. On the way, William is able to learn about the history of England between the 19th and 21st centuries, especially from Dick's great-great-grandfather Old Hammond, and about the current society in England which differs from the England of the 19th century in many ways, including the systems of education, justice, and marriage. He is taken under the wing of Dick Hammond, who shows him life in the 21st century by inviting him to travel up the Thames to help with the harvest. The character, who tells others to call him 'William Guest' later in the story, goes to sleep in late-19th-century England and wakes up in the same spot in the 21st century.

The narrator has been told a story by a friend from the Socialist League in Victorian England, which he informs the reader he will tell from the first-person perspective.

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