When the Sleeper Wakes

H. G. Wells. ‘When the Sleeper Wakes.’ Illustrated by Henri Lanos. The Graphic, no. 1529 (18 March 1899): 329-31.
072 GR

In this story, later rewritten as The Sleeper Awakes, the hero Graham falls asleep in the present and wakes over two hundred years later, in a world of skyscrapers, moving roadways and flying machines; in this book Wells also prophesies the invention of the audiobook and the television.

View larger image

View other illustrations for ‘When the Sleeper Wakes‘

H. G. Wells. ‘When the Sleeper Wakes.’ Illustrated by Henri Lanos. The Graphic, no. 1529 (18 March 1899): 329-31. 072 GR

H. G. Wells. ‘When the Sleeper Wakes.’ Illustrated by Henri Lanos. The Graphic, no. 1529 (18 March 1899): 329-31.
072 GR