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Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
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- Language
- en
About this book
Creators: Ignatius Donnelly (1831-1901) "Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century" by Ignatius Donnelly is a novel published in 1890. Set in 1988 New York, it follows a wool merchant from Uganda who encounters a brutal capitalist oligarchy where technological marvels mask extreme oppression. When he witnesses a confrontation between rich and poor, he's drawn into an underground resistance movement. The story blends dystopian speculation with political commentary and romance, building toward a violent rebellion that threatens to consume the entire city in flames. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 593