"He fell to sleep a fanatical democrat—a socialist: he woke a tyrant; he died fighting with the people against the tyranny he had unconsciously fashioned while he slept. Surely a theme of magnificent possibilities—a theme more fertile in romance even than the central idea of 'The War of the Worlds.' The discovery of such material is in itself no mean triumph."—Bookman.
"One of the cleverest books ever written."—Birmingham Post.
"Mr. Wells sustains his reputation as the leading novelist of the unknown in his latest effort of imagination, 'When the Sleeper Wakes.'"—The World.
"There is more than the triumph of extravagant fancy in Mr. Wells's book; its undertones are well worth attention too."—The World.
"Mr. Wells beats Jules Verne on his own ground."—Daily News.
"An enthralling effort of imagination, vivid and bizarre as a powerful nightmare."—The Guardian.
"This is undoubtedly a most remarkable book, a tour de force of the intellect and imagination."—The Queen.
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