Someone in a best-selling Utopian novel published about 30 years after the author of "Rip van Winkle" died slept more than five times as long as Rip did. What was his name? When did he wake up? And what "-ism" was the book promoting?

star_gazer

Washington Irving, the author of "Rip van Winkle", died in 1859. Feb 04 12, 8:41 PM

sportsherald

So the book was written in 1888, by E Bellamy: "Looking Backward." Briefly: " The book tells the story of Julian West, a young American who, towards the end of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up one hundred and thirteen years later. He finds himself in the same location (Boston, Massachusetts), but in a totally changed world: It is the year 2000 and, while he was sleeping, the United States has been transformed into a socialist utopia." from: http://www.answers.com/topic/looking-backward#ixzz1lTQLSmNE Feb 04 12, 9:15 PM