
Transcriber’s Note:
In a vividly imagined landscape where rolling plains give way to lush, blossom‑laden valleys, a weary travelers’ party finds its journey abruptly halted by an unexpected train stop. The sudden arrival at a bustling, fragrant station introduces a community that thrives on collective aid and government‑supported abundance, where fields, supply depots, and schools are woven together into a seamless tapestry of life.
Guided by a dark‑eyed young man and his fair‑haired sister, the visitors are ushered through a world that claims to have eliminated poverty through communal effort and an education centered on natural history. Their curiosity is piqued by the town’s optimistic philosophy and the cheerful rhythm of everyday tasks, from harvesting fruit to lively dances among the trees. As they begin to explore the promises and peculiarities of this self‑sufficient society, the narrative teases a deeper examination of how ideals shape both the land and its people.
Language
en
Duration
~35 minutes (34K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2020-08-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A physician, lecturer, and writer from Chicago, she brought reform-minded ideas and utopian imagination together in fiction and nonfiction alike. Her best-known work, Reinstern (1900), stands as an early speculative novel shaped by her interests in health, society, and moral progress.
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