Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century by Ignatius Donnelly
"Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century" by Ignatius Donnelly is a novel published in 1890. Set in 1988 New York, it follows a wool merchant from Uganda who encounters a brutal capitalist oligarchy where technological marvels mask extreme oppression. When he witnesses a confrontation between rich and poor, he's drawn into an underground resistance movement. The story blends dystopian speculation with political commentary and romance, building toward a violent rebellion
that threatens to consume the entire city in flames. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901 |
|---|---|
| Title | Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century |
| Alternate Title | Caesar's Column: A Story of the 20th Century |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Column |
| Credits | Produced by Norm Wolcott |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Social problems -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dystopias -- Fiction |
| Subject | Twentieth century -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5155 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 10, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 530 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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