The shape of things to come : the ultimate revolution

The Shape of Things to Come tells of an intellectual who dies and leaves behind a “dream book” inspired by visions that are remarkably prescient. Title......Page 1 Contents......Page 3 Introduction......Page 6 Book the First......Page 8 Chap 1......Page 9 Chap 2......Page 20 Chap 3......Page 27 Chap 4......Page 31 Chap 5......Page 35 Chap 6......Page 38 Chap 7......Page 44 Chap 8......Page 58 Chap 9......Page 65 Chap 10......Page 70 Chap 11......Page 80 Chap 12......Page 82 Chap 13......Page 88 Book the Second......Page 93 Chap 1......Page 94 Chap 2......Page 108 Chap 3......Page 113 Chap 4......Page 124 Chap 5......Page 138 Chap 6......Page 146 Chap 7......Page 147 Chap 8......Page 153 Chap 9......Page 159 Chap 10......Page 173 Chap 11......Page 176 Chap 12......Page 190 Book the Third......Page 199 Chap 1......Page 200 Chap 2......Page 211 Chap 3......Page 214 Chap 4......Page 217 Chap 5......Page 226 Chap 6......Page 234 Chap 7......Page 243 Chap 8......Page 250 Chap 9......Page 254 Chap 10......Page 262 Chap 11......Page 265 Book the Fourth......Page 268 Chap 1......Page 269 Chap 2......Page 272 Chap 3......Page 278 Chap 4......Page 280 Chap 5......Page 290 Chap 6......Page 298 Chap 7......Page 305 Book the Fifth......Page 308 Chap 1......Page 309 Chap 2......Page 315 Chap 3......Page 322 Chap 4......Page 323 Chap 5......Page 327 Chap 6......Page 333 Chap 7......Page 337 Chap 8......Page 341 Chap 9......Page 346 When Dr Philip Raven, An Intellectual Working For The League Of Nations, Dies In 1930 He Leaves Behind A Powerful Legacy An Unpublished Dream Book'. Inspired By Visions He Has Experienced For Many Years, It Appears To Be A Book Written Far Into The Future: A History Of Humanity From The Date Of His Death Up To 2105. The Shape Of Things To Come Provides This History Of The Future', An Account That Was In Some Ways Remarkably Prescient Predicting Climatic Disaster And Sweeping Cultural Changes, Including A Second World War, The Rise Of Chemical Warfare, And Political Instabilities In The Middle East. -- Back Cover Biographical Note / Patrick Parrinder -- Introduction / John Clute -- Further Reading / Patrick Parrinder -- Note On The Text / Patrick Parrinder -- The Shape Of Things To Come -- Notes / John S. Partington. H.g. Wells ; Edited By Patrick Parrinder ; With An Introduction By John Clute And Notes By John S. Partington. Originally Published: London: House Of Stratus, 2001. Includes Bibliographical References. A futuristic novel in which Wells predicts, along with the Second World War, an eventual rise of a World State run by a benevolent dictatorship. This state promotes science over religion and enforces English as a global language and finally paves the way for a true Utopian State. The version below called "Things to Come" is not the book by Wells; it is a description of the film made much later. __The Shape of Things to Come__