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Author | Walter Browne |
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Language | English |
Genre | Utopian fiction Speculative fiction |
Publisher | G. W. Dillingham |
Publication date | 1894 |
Publication place | United States |
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2894, or The Fossil Man (A Midwinter Night's Dream) is an 1894 utopian novel written by Walter Browne published in New York by G. W. Dillingham. It is one entrant in the major wave of utopian and dystopian literature that characterized the final decades of the nineteenth century.[1][verification needed][2][failed verification]
The book deals with a reversal of the traditional gender roles, and describes a society of "dominant women and submissive men".[3] It an early example of speculative fiction works that considered the topic of gender roles.[4]
According to Lyman Tower Sargent, as of mid-1970s, 2894 was not available in any library, two copies were known to exist in private collections.[5]
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