- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Signet (MM); Reprint edition (Aug 2 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451525620
- ISBN-13: 978-0451525628
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #597,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of stories by the author of The Yellow Wallpaper features the complete text of ""Herland"" and such short stories as ""Mrs. Elder's Idea"" and ""The Unexpected.""
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A woman ahead of her time,
By A Customer
This review is from: Signet Classics Herland And Selected Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
In her Utopian novel Herland, written in 1915, Charlotte Perkins Gilman anticipates many of the problems of the 20th century, from pollution to over-population. Essentially a work of science fiction, the novel portrays a culture developed in isolation that has focused on principles of love, sharing, nuturing, reason and continuous improvement. While not great literature, Herland offers fascinating insights into a rational approach to designing a society. The Signet Classic edition also contains 20 intriguing short stories written from a feminist perspective. This is the book I will be giving at the holidays! It deserves a wider audience.
2.0 out of 5 stars
There is little action and much philosophizing.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Signet Classics Herland And Selected Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
We read that theirs is a perfect society but there are no particulars about health,, education, child-rearing, or politics. The author seems to be saying that only without men or sex can we achieve a Utopian culture. It was much more a treatise on feminism than a novel with 3-dimensional characters and an interesting story line.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A woman ahead of her time,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Signet Classics Herland And Selected Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
In her Utopian novel Herland, written in 1915, Charlotte Perkins Gilman anticipates many of the problems of the 20th century, from pollution to over-population. Essentially a work of science fiction, the novel portrays a culture developed in isolation that has focused on principles of love, sharing, nuturing, reason and continuous improvement. While not great literature, Herland offers fascinating insights into a rational approach to designing a society. The Signet Classic edition also contains 20 intriguing short stories written from a feminist perspective. This is the book I will be giving at the holidays! It deserves a wider audience.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A realistic visionary returned to us,
By P. Schneider - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Signet Classics Herland And Selected Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
In Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman gives us humans (mere mortals) a glimpse of a world where all things are possible, where ideas of black and white and shades of grey have been turned into colors and textures, vibrant and pulsing with promise.
If one can get past the Victorian style, which is hardly worth mentioning since she was a funny writer and writes with a spoken voice which was unusual for her time, the reader will discover new dimensions of purpose for all people, not only women, and have a good laugh at the same time. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nothing Like This!,
By JSmalls - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Signet Classics Herland And Selected Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
Certainly there is nothing else like this book. Its Utopian vision is unique and worth exploring both in terms of its reference as a fiction work and as a piece of social commentary.
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