A Modern Utopia

H. G. Wells

Summary

What might the world become if society were redesigned around new ideas of government, technology, work, and human progress?

In A Modern Utopia, H. G. Wells imagines an alternative world in which society has been reorganized according to ambitious ideas about politics, economics, education, technology, and human development.

Rather than simply presenting an idealized future, Wells uses his fictional society to examine difficult questions about freedom, social organization, equality, work, individual responsibility, and the possibilities and limitations of progress.

Blending speculative fiction with philosophical discussion and social commentary, the book offers a fascinating look at Wells's vision of how humanity might organize itself differently.

Enter Wells's imagined future and explore a thought-provoking vision of society, progress, and human possibility.

Available since: 09/23/2026.

Print length: 329 pages.

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