A Visit to Blestland W. H. Galier 1st Edition 1896 Australian Utopian Fiction

by W. H. Galier

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A Visit to Blestland W. H. Galier 1st Edition 1896 Australian Utopian Fiction An increasingly recognised cornerstone of Australian speculative fiction, A Visit to Blestland is W. H. Galier's very scarce 1896 utopian novel, published by George Robertson & Co., Melbourne. Regarded as one of Australia's earliest and most important works of utopian literature, it presents an idealised socialist commonwealth through a fantastical voyage to the world of "Blestland", offering a thoughtful critique of nineteenth-century capitalism, class inequality and organised religion. The novel has attracted growing international attention in recent years, including inclusion in several noted catalogues of utopian literature cementing its status as a significant work in both Australian literary history and early speculative fiction. A very well-preserved copy in the original publisher's green cloth with bright gilt spine lettering. Binding is sound with original patterned end papers. Internally clean with no ownership inscriptions, library markings or significant foxing. Overall, an attractive and very good example of this scarce 1896 Australian first edition.

• Publisher: George Robertson & Co.
• Year: 1896
• Condition: Very Good

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